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What's a good resource (book, website, whatever) to get a really thorough breakdown of what each career cone is like? For the FSOs in this thread, how did you choose your cone? State has some rough information about each, some testimonials from people in each role, and a quiz that's supposed to help you determine what path is right for you, but I find that there's just not enough detail there to satisfy me. Given that State's website is very emphatic about "once you choose a track, it's extremely hard to change," I'd be interested in seeing some more detailed accounts (in contexts other than an official mouthpiece website) of what each role is like. Also, for those of you for whom regular diplomatic contact with your host community is part of your job: what is it like having to defend US policies that you don't agree with? is it a position you find yourself in a lot? How open are you with the people around you, both people on post and locals, about political views that you have that may conflict with the line that State wants you to carry as a US government representative?
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