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Foreign Service Institute prepares Foreign Service Personnel for Posting through the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar
Posted last 2013-05-12
The Foreign Service Institute successfully conducted the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) for Foreign Service Personnel (Batch 01-2013) from 18 March to 11 April 2013. Twenty-one (21) participants from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency completed the seminar.
Insights:
Japan's Leadership Conundrum: Commentary and Perspective
Posted last 2013-04-15
At the end of 2012, Japan found itself swearing in a new leader for the seventh time in less than a decade. For a country in prolonged socioeconomic and political inertia, its leadership has been the sole indication of significant shifts in the post-bubble era. These significant shifts, needless to say, have been less than positive. In particular, the precariousness and inability of Japanese leaders in recent years to sustain their respective administrations have left…
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Foreign Service Institute Facilitates Team Communication Skills for Personnel of Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination
Posted last 2013-05-12
The Foreign Service Institute successfully conducted a series of team activities on communication skills, focusing on empathic listening, to fifteen (15) personnel of the DFA - Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination (OSPPC). The one-day team activity was held on 4 May 2013, Saturday, in Tagaytay City.
