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FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE

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TRANSITION CENTER

• Transition Center
• Contact Us
• E-News
• Transition Center in the News

TRANSITION CENTER DIVISIONS

• Career Transition Center
• Training: Foreign Service Life Skills Training / Security Training

• Overseas Briefing Center

HIGH STRESS ASSIGNMENT OUTBRIEF PROGRAM

• High Stress Assignment Outbrief
• Contact: FSITCOutbrief@state.gov
• Assignment Iraq

FSI/TC/OBC - OVERSEAS BRIEFING CENTER

• Overseas Briefing Center
• Contact Us: FSIOBCInfoCenter@state.gov
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Directions / Open hours

Country Information (Bidding Resources)

• Assignment Iraq
• Background Notes
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CIA World Factbook
• Foreign Affairs Offices and Organizations
• Global Social Media Sites
• Inspector General Reports
• International U.S. Commercial Services Offices
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• Overseas Security Advisory Council
• Peace Corps
• Post Classification and Payment Tables
• Post Reports (older versions)
• Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
• U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Missions
• BBC News Country Profiles
• City Mayors Worldwide
• Culture Grams (Employees and family members from U.S. foreign affairs agencies may email the OBC for log-in credentials)
• Expat Blog | Glimpse
• globalEDGE
• LangMedia
• Lonely Planet
• Tales from a Small Planet
• The International Educator (News and job opportunities at overseas schools)
• World 66

Success Overseas

• Saying Goodbye
• Managing Stress
• Landing Overseas
• Succeeding Overseas
• Adapting
• Moving On
• Learning More

Personal Post Insights

Pets and International Travel

• Import and Quarantine Restrictions
• American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Pet Webpage
• U.S. Airline Pet Policies
• EU Pet Scheme
• Certification requirements
• Authentication of the USDA Certificate
• Pet Shipping Tips
• Flying with Service Animals
• Vetport at Kennedy Airport
• Returning to the United States with Pets
• International Association of Assistance Dog
• American Airlines
• Delta Airlines
• United Airlines

Preparing to Go Overseas

• Investigate Family Member Employment
• Research Schools
• Verify Post Health/Medical Information
• Check Pet Entry Requirements and Living Conditions
• Obtain Moving Logistics References
• Prepare Important Documents
• Confirm Banking Arrangements
• Review Insurance Coverage
• Consider Real Estate Options
• Take Care of Medical Needs
• Organize Household Effects
• Enroll in Related Training
• Unaccompanied Tours
• Overseas Crisis Readiness (online training)
• Foreign Affairs Offices and Organizations
• Learn More about the Post and Language
• Read It’s Your Move
• Plan for Shipment of Pets
• Visit Travel Health and Immunization Clinic
• Make Real Estate Arrangements
• Schedule Pack-out
• Shop for and Ship Consumables
• Plan for Shipment of Automobile
• Change Address and Email
• Check Absentee Voting Procedures
• Apply for Diplomatic Passports
• Arrange Finances
• Confirm Travel Arrangements
• Prepare Luggage
• Ship Automobile and Pack Out

Publications and Online Resources

• Foreign Service Assignment Notebook: What Do I Do Now?
• Protocol for the Modern Diplomat
• Where in the World Are You Going? (A workbook for children)
• Foreign Service Blogs / Foreign Service Yahoo Groups
• Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
• List of Cross-Cultural Books
• Transition Center E-News
• Transition Center in the News
• It’s Your Move (Office of Logistics Management - Transportation)

Transition to Washington (Reentry and the Return Home to Washington, DC)

• Making the Transition
• Transportation
• Childcare, Schools, and Summer Camps
• English language classes for Foreign-born spouses/partners
• Recreation
• Shopping
• Health and Medical
• Housing
• Employment and Volunteer Opportunities for Family Members
• Returning to the United States with Pets

Foreign Affairs Offices and Organizations

Top Ten Topics

• Allowances
• Consumables
• Family Member Employment
• Housing in the Washington, DC Area
• Insurance
• Pets and International Travel
• Preparing to Go Overseas
• Post-Specific Information
• Schools
• Transition to Washington
• Widgets and Gizmos (Appliances and Electronics Overseas)
• Writing to Your Post of Assignment

U.S. Domestic Posts

• City Data / City Mayors / Cost of Living Wizard / Great Schools
• Boston
• Chicago
• Denver
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York City
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix
• Seattle
• Washington, DC, Area

FSI/TC/T - TRAINING

• Foreign Service Life Skills Training
• Security Training
• Training Toolkit for Foreign Affairs Employees and Eligible Family Members: A Guide to Making the Most of Your Overseas Experience and Transitions
• Contact Us: FSITCTraining@state.gov
• Registration for Transition Center Courses
• Directions

Search courses by Month | Course

Search courses by Topic

• Challenges for Foreign Service Families
• Family Member Employment
• Financial and Legal Matters
• Foreign Service Children
• Young Diplomats Day
• Foreign Service Orientation
• Foreign Service Singles and Families
• Going Overseas
• Special Education Needs Overseas 

Online Courses

Security Overseas Seminar

• Advanced Security Overseas Seminar
• Youth Security Overseas Seminar
• S.A.F.E. Program
• Private Sector Security Overseas
• Study Abroad Administrators Security Overseas Seminar

Online Training Resources

• Realities of Foreign Service Life
• Special Education Needs Overseas
• Overseas Crisis Readiness

FSI/TC/CTC - CAREER TRANSITION CENTER

• Career Transition Center
• Contact Us: FSITC@state.gov
• Directions
• Frequently Asked Questions

CTC Services

• Job Fairs
• Job Leads
• Newsletters

Career Transition Center Courses

• Job Search Program (RV 102)
• Mid-Career Retirement Planning Seminar (RV 105)
• Retirement Planning Seminar (RV 101)
• Financial Management and Estate Planning (RV 103)
• Annuities, Benefits, and Social Security (RV 104)
• Registration

Career Transition Center Services

• Career Transition Center Job Fairs
• Job Leads Yahoo Group
• Newsletters (past issues are located here)
• Retirement Services:  Who Does What? (PDF)

General Job Search Guidance

• Job Search Websites by Job Field and Related Resources
• Job Search Articles and Guidance

Resources and Links

• Transition Assistance Before Retirement 
• Transition Assistance After Retirement 
• What My Family Needs to Know

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

RELATED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICES AND LINKS

• Careers with the U.S. Department of State
• Diplomatic Security / List of Domestic Field Offices
• Family Liaison Office
  • Community Liaison Office (CLO) Program
  • Crisis Management Services
  • Education and Youth
  • Expeditious Naturalization Support
  • Family Member Employment
  • Post Evacuation
  • Special Needs and the Foreign Service Child
  • Unaccompanied Tours
• Global Social Media Presence
• LifeCare (IQ: Information Quest)
• Office of Allowances
• Post Classification and Payment Tables
• Office of Logistics Management (Transportation and Travel)
  • It’s Your Move
• Office of Medical Services
  • Employee Consultation Service
• Office of Overseas Schools
  • Resources on Special Needs
  • Schools Worldwide
  • Teaching Overseas
• Retirement Network
• State Magazine
• Websites of U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions

FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
  • Foreign Service Journal
• Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW)
• Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST)
• Foreign Service Yahoo Groups
• Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF)
• Meridian International Center
• Peace Corps
• Sister Cities International
• State Department Federal Credit Union (SDFCU)
• U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS)
• U.S. Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
• World Affairs Council