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The following courses are open to U.S. government employees and their spouses preparing
for, or returning from, an overseas assignment. Tuition is charged to non-Department of
State employees and family members for some day-long courses. All other OBC presentations
of four hours or less are free to employees and family members of all agencies. Please
call the Training Division at (703) 302-7268 or contact OBC by e-mail if you have any
questions.
Courses meet weekdays, Wednesday evenings, and/or Saturdays. Non-State employees and their
family members must register for tuition-based courses through their personnel technician
by submitting an SF-182, including fiscal data, to the Office of the Registrar at FSI.
State employees must register for security and tuition courses through their CDO. All
employees and family members, regardless of agency, may register for non-tuition courses
directly with the Overseas Briefing Center by calling (703) 302-7268. You will be asked to
provide SSN, agency, date of birth, and phone number for each student.
- REALITIES OF FOREIGN SERVICE LIFE (MQ 803)
- EXPLAINING AMERICA (MQ 115)
- PROTOCOL AND U.S. REPRESENTATION ABROAD (MQ 116)
- COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES (MQ 802)
- PROMOTING AMERICAN WINES OVERSEAS (MQ 856)
PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL PLANNING COURSES
- REGULATIONS, ALLOWANCES AND FINANCES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE CONTEXT (MQ 104)
- TAX SEMINAR ( MQ 117)
- PERSONAL FINANCES AND INVESTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE (MQ 852)
- MANAGING RENTAL PROPERTY FROM OVERSEAS (MQ 853)
- LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE (MQ 854)
- U.S. TAX ISSUES AND FOREIGN EARNED INCOME (MQ 858)
- ENCOURAGING RESILIENCE IN THE FS CHILD (MQ 500)
- MAINTAINING LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS (MQ 801)
- DUAL-CULTURE MARRIAGES (MQ 850)
- RAISING BILINGUAL CHILDREN (MQ 851)
- TRAVELING WITH PETS (MQ 855)
- OVERSEAS HEALTH CONCERNS (MQ 857)
- YOUNG DIPLOMATS DAY (MQ 250)
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND TRAUMA WORKSHOP (MQ 915)
- A SAFE OVERSEAS HOME (MQ 916)
- GOING OVERSEAS FOR SINGLES AND COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN (MQ 200)
- GOING OVERSEAS FOR FAMILIES AND COUPLES WITH CHILDREN (MQ 210)
- GOING OVERSEAS - LOGISTICS FOR ADULTS (MQ 220)
- GOING OVERSEAS - LOGISTICS FOR CHILDREN (MQ 230)
RETURNING TO WASHINGTON COURSES
- WELCOME BACK OPEN HOUSE
- TRANSITION TO WASHINGTON FOR FOREIGN-BORN SPOUSES (MQ 302)
- EMPLOYMENT PLANNING FOR THE MOBILE FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSE (MQ 700)
- POST OPTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OVERSEAS (MQ 703)
- TARGETING THE JOB MARKET (MQ 704)
- ENGLISH TEACHING SEMINAR: AN EMPLOYMENT OPTION (MQ 107)
- MAKING PRESENTATIONS: FROM DESIGN TO DELIVERY(MQ 111)
- SECURITY OVERSEAS SEMINAR (SOS) MQ-911
- ADVANCED SOS (MQ-912)
- SOS FOR TEMPORARY DUTY PERSONNEL (MQ-913)
- YOUTH SOS (MQ-914)
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SECURITY OVERSEAS SEMINAR
- WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- COURSE FEE
- ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE
- FAMILY MEMBER ENROLLMENT
- CLASSROOM LOCATION AND TIME