Summer Hiatus
Those "in the know" will doubtless be aware that the Summer Transfer Season is almost upon us.
For those who don't know, this is the annual movement among posts and between posts and Washington, D.C. of something like a fifth to a quarter (SWAG) of the U.S. Foreign Service each and every summer.
One obvious reason it's a popular time of year to transfer is that it lessens the impact on children if families can move during the summer vacation from school.
The summer transfer season means a lot of work has to get done both in preparing for and accomplishing both the outgoing and incoming personnel moves as well as maintaining post operations during what becomes the busy season just when there are the most disruptions in staff.
For CAA, it means that posting will be sporadic, if not wholly episodic, for the next several months, beginning May 1.
For those who don't know, this is the annual movement among posts and between posts and Washington, D.C. of something like a fifth to a quarter (SWAG) of the U.S. Foreign Service each and every summer.
One obvious reason it's a popular time of year to transfer is that it lessens the impact on children if families can move during the summer vacation from school.
The summer transfer season means a lot of work has to get done both in preparing for and accomplishing both the outgoing and incoming personnel moves as well as maintaining post operations during what becomes the busy season just when there are the most disruptions in staff.
For CAA, it means that posting will be sporadic, if not wholly episodic, for the next several months, beginning May 1.
posted by Consul-At-Arms at 12:15 AM
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