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US Won’t Force Diplomats to Serve in Iraq

Volunteer officers step forward to fill last open spots

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2007 9:10 PM CST

(Newser) – The State Department won’t have to assign diplomats to open posts in Iraq because enough staff members have volunteered for the spots, the AP reports. The department planned to require foreign service officers to serve at the US embassy in Baghdad and in nearby... Read full story »

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