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Transcript: Interview: Ambassador Robert Pearson, director-general of Foreign Service, discusses his job
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- December 20, 2004
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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
12-20-2004
Interview: Ambassador Robert Pearson, director-general of Foreign Service, discusses his job
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
This month's attack on a US Consulate in Saudi Arabia underscored a fact of the war on terror. American diplomats are part of that conflict. They're working with sometimes uneasy allies. They're gathering information. And they're trying to avoid becoming targets. The number of foreign service officers has been growing and one of those overseeing that growth is Robert Pearson. He's director-general of the Foreign Service. They're career diplomats who spend much of their lives abroad. ...
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