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bpd

barrels per day

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CAATSA

Countering America’s

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CEO

chief executive officer

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COM

chief of mission

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CVE

countering violent extremism

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CY

calendar year DAS (as a noun or prefacing a

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DOB

date of birth

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DPRK

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (i.e.,North Korea)

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EEO

equal employment opportunity

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FARC

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

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FM/FS

foreign minister/foreign secretary

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FSO

foreign service officer

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FTA

free trade agreement

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FTE

full-time equivalent

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FY

fiscal year

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GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

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GNP

gross national product

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HACFO

House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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HFAC

House Foreign Affairs Committee

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HIV/AIDS

human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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HRVP

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission

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ICASS

International Cooperative Administrative Support Services

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ICBM

intercontinental ballistic missile

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ICC

International Criminal Court

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IED

improvised explosive device

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IMF

International Monetary Fund

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INF

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF Treaty)

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INTERPOL

The International Criminal Police Organization

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IRGC

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Iran)

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ISR

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

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IT

information technology

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JCPOA

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran)

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KSA

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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LGBTI

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex

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LNG

liquefied natural gas

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MFA

ministry of foreign affairs

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MOU

memorandum of understanding

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MP

member of parliament

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NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

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NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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NGO

nongovernmental organization

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NSA

National Security Agency/Advisor

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OAS

Organization of American States

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OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and D

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OFAC

Office of Foreign Assets Control (Treasury)

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OPIC

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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OSD

Office of the Secretary of Defense

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P3

Commonly used to refer to the United States,UK, and France

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P5

The five permanent UNSC members (i.e., the U

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PDAS

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

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PEPFAR

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

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PM

prime minister

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PRC

People’s Republic of China

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ROK

Republic of Korea (do not use South Korea)

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SACFO

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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SFRC

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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SRSG

Special Representative of the [UN] Secretary

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STEM

science, technology, engineering, and mathem

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TDY

temporary duty

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THAAD

terminal high altitude area defense

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UAE

United Arab Emirates

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UNDP

UN Development Programme

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UNESCO

UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Org

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UNGA

UN General Assembly

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UNSC

UN Security Council

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UNSCR

UN Security Council Resolution

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USDH

U.S. direct-hire

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VTC/SVTC

video teleconference/

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SES Line Style Guide

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consul

The consul general is a person; consulate and consulate general are posts. Consulates provide only consular services; consulates general include other federal agencies as tenants in support of regional relations.

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HR/OSP

Other Separation
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HR/TPT

Conversion to Temporary Part-Time
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HR/TER

Termination
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HR/MLF

Military Furlough
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HR/RES

Resignation
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HR/RET

Retirement
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HR/DMR

Disability and/or Medical Retirement
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HR/VLR

Voluntary Retirement
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HR/MDR

Mandatory Retirement
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HR/LWOP

Leave Without Pay Status
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HR/PMI

Presidential Management Intern Program
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HR/NED

National Endowment for Democracy Program
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HR/CMP

Career Mobility Program
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HR/PEEP

The President’s Executive Exchange Program
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HR/IUCCSLP

Intransit Una Chapman Cox Sabbatical Leave Program
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HR/UCCSLP

Una Chapman Cox Sabbatical Leave Program
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HR/IPA

Intergovernmental Personnel Act
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HR/WTIP

Worker Trainee Initiative Program
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HR/LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory
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HR/NDI

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
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HR/NED

National Endowment for Democracy
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HR/NIO

NATO Information Office, Atlantic Council
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HR/CFR

Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellowship
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HR/FACE

Carnegie Foundation, Face-to-Face Program
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HR/DIR

Diplomats in Residence
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HR/NGO

Assignments to Non-Governmental Organizations (formerly, Assignments under Inter-Governmental Personnel Act of 1970)
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HR/SDAP

SDAP—Local Governments
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HR/SDAP

SDAP—Congress
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HR/SDAP

Special Domestic Assignments Program (SDAP)
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