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Public Diplomacy Officer
Assignment: Alva City

The school called – your child is ill, probably the flu – so you reach the Ambassador’s special meeting late. She’s gone, but the Economic Officer brings you up to speed. The Ambassador announced that, in one month, Alva City will host a multinational meeting intended to put the final touches on a new regional free trade agreement. Similar to NAFTA and CAFTA, this trade agreement involves the U.S., Vendurasaca, and three neighboring countries. You are generally familiar with the idea. For weeks your press section has sent media reaction reports to the State Department summarizing local press discussion about the treaty. The Ambassador said that the U.S Trade Representative will lead the U.S. delegation, which will also include representatives from State’s Economics Bureau. The Representative will be coming with her husband, but further details are sketchy at best. Apparently representatives from the neighboring countries will be coming, and the Ambassador also mentioned a Congressional staff delegation. The Economic Officer said that the Ambassador has put him in charge of internal embassy coordination, and she wants a progress report in three days. The Economic Officer hopes that you can come to an informal organizational meeting with your colleagues in 24 hours. It has been a busy day. You were working on your Employee Evaluation Report and thinking about an International Visitor program when the school called, and you hope that you can put off working on the summit for at least a day. Walking back to your office, you decide what to do next.

Do you?
A - Return to the Evaluation Report?
B - Work on the Visitor Program?


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