Personal Post Insights

Personal Post Insights (PPI) are among the Overseas Briefing Center's most popular resources, featuring straightforward opinions on housing, schools, cars, special advantages of post, pre-arrival shopping advice, and much more.

Those with State Department intranet access can fill out the questionnaire online. Go to the OBC website (http://fsi.state.gov/fsi/tc) and click on "Personal Post Insights" from the left menu.

For those without intranet access, download the survey, answer the questions, and e-mail the form to FSIOBCInfoCenter@state.gov. While we might know who you are from the e-mail address, we keep all identities confidential, and results are posted completely anonymously.

If you would like to see Personal Post Insights for the purpose of considering an overseas assignment with the U.S. Government and cannot access the State Department intranet, there are two options:

• Ask a spouse, friend, CLO Coordinator, or other embassy contact person to go to OBC's Post Info To Go (http://fsi.state.gov/fsi/tc/epb/epb.asp) and e-mail you the Personal Post Insights from the relevant post (they just have to check the box that says "Include PPIs") or
• E-mail OBC (FSIOBCInfoCenter@state.gov) and ask for them. (Note that it is very difficult for us to answer requests for information about a huge list of posts -- please narrow your list first using other online resources.)

OBC...Be in the know before you go!