BY ANGELA R. DICKEY, Originally published in THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL, JULY/AUGUST 2016 Taking better care of employees—from pre-employment to post-employment—makes economic sense, creates better morale and is the right thing to do. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 mandates a “career foreign service characterized by excellence and professionalism” as “essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States.” Excellence and professionalism are difficult to maintain in an environment that requires repeated exposure to stressful and potentially traumatic situations. The January-February Foreign Service Journa
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