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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 12:05 AM
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Part of the State Dept.? Better brush up on your Urdu!!
Diplomats will be shifted to hot spots
Rice will elevate USAID chief as part of her 'transformational diplomacy'
Updated: 4:58 a.m. ET Jan. 19, 2006

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As part of the change in priorities, Rice announced that diplomats will not be promoted into the senior ranks unless they accept assignments in dangerous posts, gain expertise in at least two regions and are fluent in two foreign languages, citing Chinese, Urdu and Arabic as a few preferred examples.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 12:11 AM
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1. Condi needs to go shopping for more 1,000 dollar shoes
and stay out of foreign policy. This administration is weak beyond belief in foreign policy. But we knew that before he was selected the first time.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 12:11 AM
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2. Oh, man, my Urdu is rusty
What a bonehead Condi is. I take back the compliments that she was intelligent, yet misguided.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 12:14 AM
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3. i got my...
english to urdu dictionary out.
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-21-06 01:35 PM
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4. kick
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