I want to know how hard is it to be an a Ambassador
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It dependes which country you represent and where.
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The Ambassador is the official representative of a country in another. Duties include dealing with trade, migration, mutual interests, etc.\n\nHowever, in many cases, ambassadors are political appointees who are given the post as a payment for favors or contributions, and the actual work is done by professional career staff.\n\nIn countries whose relationship to the US is difficult, such as Russia, Middle East, Venezuela, etc, the ambassador often is a career professional diplomat, due to the sensitivity of the post.
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Having been an honorary consul I can tell you that depending on the duties it is very simple indeed.  State Department regulations are not applicable to honorary consuls as they have no official diplomatic status, therefore no diplomatic immunity or need to present formal credentials.  Most of their duties are merely ceremonial, cultural or social and are totally volunteer.  They are not supposed to have a staff nor are they supposed to be paid for their duties.  A major difference of an honorary consul versus a consul general is of nationality.  An honorary consul is usually of the nationality of the host nation not the represented one.  To be selected an honorary consul requires the nation making the honorary consul to nominate the person through the embassy of the host nation who send on the notice to the State Department which merely records it.  To be made an honorary consul is a great honor but a tremendous amount of work.  You need to be nominated from the country and they must not have a registered Consulate in the city where you would be an honorary consul for obvious reasons.  You would need to contact the embassy of the nation you wish to represent, offer your services to HE, the Ambassador, and see if they wish to nominate you.  They will then send your request onto their Foreign Office who will ask their respective executive branch of government for a decision.  Then they will send the decision back to thei embassy who will contact you.  Good luck!
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there are senior foreign service officer ans ambassadors from universities all over the country.  your work in the State Dept. is what gets you promoted, not where you went to school.  If you are looking for schools that increase your chances for passing the foreign service exam, look for a school with good political science and government curriculum.  Most schools in the Arlington and DC area have a large amount of foreign service officers and their students get an up close look at the environment.
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As with all "People to People" student ambassadors they are reccomended by former ambassadors.\nI was a regular one years ago.
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In all major countries, the recruitment and hiring of diplomatic staff is done by the ministry of foreign affairs (in the USA: the State Dept.) Hiring is normally by competitive exam, although some mid-level staff are hired laterally, usually from the civil service, sometimes from clerical staff. Clerical and administrative staff may be hired with less rigor than officer staff.\n\nSome ambassadors may be politically appointed, often from big contributors to the winning party.\n\nFor the USA, see the Foreign Service exam system: http://www.careers.state.gov/\n\nThat info relates mainly to economic, political, consular and administrative staff. For the USA and some other countries commercial, agricultural, intelligence, military attaché and other specialized agency staff (including short-term overseas postings of finance, tax, customs, etc. personnel) are made according to rules of the sending agencies. Cultural and foreign aid staff have their own similar hiring and promoting systems. Some countries accept attachés seconded directly from industry and paid from outside government.\n\nFinally, there are local-hire staff (either local nationals, third-country nationals, or citizens of the Embassy's own country who happen to live abroad), interns just out of college, and contractors. Decisions on such personnel are made by the embassy itself in accordance with established rules.
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Ask at your local embassy
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First, have you purchased your BA/Leadership kit?  It has wonderful ideas on how to recruit future representatives.  Recruiting is NOT easy.  For every one yes, you may receive 10 no's.  \n\nMake sure you practice your 30-second commercial until you've got it down without a stumble.\n\nAsk the person who signed you up or your DM to go out recruiting with you.  \n\nUse the power of 3 EVERY DAY.\n\nMost important, make sure that you are having fun and let your potential recruits know that you love your job.
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You can do it if you keep working hard. A huge step to making a name for yourself is getting into ODP (Olympic Development Program) with your state. Travel is tough, but you have to be on a winning team and you might have to travel a couple hours 2x-3x a week for practice, but if you are willing to then there is no doubt you can make it!
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I don't think it should cause you too much problem - but I guess it would also depend on the position you're going for and in what agency.\n\nIn my agency, it pretty much takes a felony to get their attention.
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Try giving a contact number,address, and your e-mail address,also ask for theres also...i know its hard, but been there many times....take care
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I was a student council sponsor for one year only, but this is what we do.  The officers are voted on by the previous year's council.  So it would be impossible for someone who has not been on student council before to be president.  However, can you not run for a class representative?  Honestly, I don't think you would want to jump right in to being president if you've never been on the council before.  Even if this doesn't work out, you obviously want to be involved in your school, so look at other options for leadership.  Good luck.
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Its tough. Ive been in one for 5 years now.  It takes sacrifice, patience and dedication.  I am currently engaged and don't regret any of it.  You have to be strong and willing to talk on the phone just about every... day.
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Call your local Peace Corps recruiter and ask. Learn to put that "s" on the end, too.\n\nWhen I was a volunteer, 35 years ago, if someone in your family died or had a life-threatening accident/disease, they flew you home for 5 days, then back. It had to be serious - not just for Aunt Matilda's birthday. You'll be leaving your school, clinic or engineering department in the lurch.\n\nIf it doesn't work out they fly you home too, for free. The only restriction is you can't lolly-gag around. (If you do the full two years, you can take as long as you like to go home. Many of my fellow volunteers went around the world on their way home from Malaysia.)\n\nThe recruitment process is more than a job interview. They want to make sure you fit, and will stay. They try for stable people with  reasonable expectations. You should be able to make an informed guess about the job before you leave the USA.\n\nThey don't always pick perfectly. 25% of my group left during training.\n\nThese two policies may have changed slightly in the years, which is why I advised you to call a recruiter. There is a Peace Corps office in most major cities, and the national site has an 800 number.
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you would need to begin meeting world wide with the representatives of the sport you would also need skills in co ordinating on a national scale as well as Olympic and govt sporting co-coordinator connections,  so as to be recognized internationally \nyou cant do it on your own that's for sure recruit experienced people from both a clerical/managerial and sporting roles \nyou will equally need capital outlay and a public relations representative I'm sure there is  more
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You are in the wrong website to get your question answered. Most do not know what you are talking about. \nI know the visa you have. But, your question can't be answered. Most of the agency are slow at doing anything.\n\nI work with teenagers whose parents are in the diplomatic corp. going over on foreign assignment. For those who will not be attending embassy schools it take almost year to get the paper work now. Every year it gets worse. I know I wasn't much help, but that is as good answer I can give.
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i met someone who went to Ukraine. \n  he told me that it was hard, but rewarding. \n     there was a man that he didn't get along with, but he was tough. \nps. you have to be a US citizen to do PeaceCorps.