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Diplomat in Residence Program
As you may have read in the news, the U.S. Department of State is undergoing reorganization and reduction in force (RIF). Accordingly, the Diplomat in Residence (DIR) program in Northern California and all DIR’s in the United States have been laid off and the program discontinued by the Federal Government.