I'm getting ready to make decisions about my future career, and being a diplomat has been high on my list for several years now. This video offered some great perspective!
I wonder how the experience differs for female vs male FSOs with spouses or partners. I feel like for female FSOs it would be more difficult because a male counterpart might be less willing to abandon career growth to follow the female FSO.
There are still more female spouses in most of the postings I’ve been to so this is pretty sound observation. But thankfully, the number of male spouses is also growing (though it’s a bit slow). 😊
Not at all. There are actually so many foreign-born spouses. :) It just depends on the country the diplomat represents. The diplomat might just have to ask for permission from the ministry to marry a foreigner and they'll do a background check on the person.
Hi Mitali! It really depends on how many invitations you get and this depends on how active embassies in your posting are so it's really hard to tell. Probably around 20 per year at the minimum? :)
I loved ur work and off course your video editing. But my question is how is your personal life affected by a diplomatic life (especially with parents)
Hi, Raghav. When it comes to parents, I guess the major challenge is that you don't get to spend time with them as often since you are living abroad for years. So we make it up to them during vacations. ☺
Hey! I really liked your video. I have a question.(I really hope if you can answer that.) I want to know, how can a philippine citizen become a diplomat(IFS). (Like is it same as in India? They get to travel the world and work in different countries?)
Hello! I am an aspiring diplomat who's about to enter college in the Philippines and it would really be great to learn some preparation tips from an actual diplomat. With this, may I suggest a video content in an interview format with your husband asking how he prepared during his collegiate life, how he passed the CSC and FSO exams, how it's like to finally be a diplomat and others. This would really be of great help to aspiring diplomats like me. I do hope you'd consider my suggestion! Thank you! :>
Hi! :) I have a video coming up on this but I'll be interviewing another diplomat. My husband is camera shy. ;) I do have someone great lined up for this and who's been in the foreign service for a longer period so do watch out for it! If it works out well, I might turn it into a series so do watch out for it.
How is the weekends of a diplomat is? Can you roam around a host country with your spouse or you have to follow formal code of conduct even outside? Please reply!!
Hello, Abhinav. Your weekends are generally free unless you have a big event (state visits, visiting delegations, etc). You can also be on call for certain emergencies but travel within and around your host country with your family is doable. We travel as private individuals on weekends or when my husband gets to file for short vacations.
Carol can you tell me? is it possible that a diplomates wife can do work from there mother country after marriage with her forginer husband? Actually my friend is from India and wants to marry the girl who is from Armenia and she is doctor there . So after marriage can she will be able to do work from her mother country or she have to leave the work and go with her Indian diplomat husband?? Because here in India it's a rule that if you marry to a forginer than He/ She have to take Indian citizenship... Please guide me????
Just curious. At least for the Philippines. Do embassadors have to have connections with powers that be or it is open positions to the average kababayan? Thanks
Hi! Not at always. There are two ways one can become an ambassador. Either you take the FSO exam (open to the average kababayan, with certain requirements like level of education etc), join the DFA, and rise up the ranks until you become a career ambassador or you get appointed by the current President. ☺️
I’m pretty sure you can. Although there are some exceptions and that depends on your country’s rules and where you are set to get posted. Good luck in your UPSC exam! ☺️
Hi, Jojo. Yes, it's possible for two diplomats to get married. For most junior diplomats, they can still get posted in the same country but of course, this gets more difficult as they go up the ranks. At one point, they'll have to do long distance especially if one is about to become head of a post (either Ambassador or Consul General).
Spreading a particular belief might be a problem. Promoting it and its cultural aspects in an educational sense to help others understand your country and people better shouldn't be.:)
Similar to that of the men. :) When I was covering the the Philippines' Foreign Ministry as a TV reporter, I remember that there were already more women than men in the service.
Hello there! :) My husband is a very private guy who would prefer not to be named. He’s still too young to be Ambassador, as well. ☺️ What I can tell you is we are from the Philippines.
Hi Laura! For the PH Foreign Service exam, you don't have to be extremely fluent. However, I was told that you should at least be able to comprehend the questions and answer in complete sentences (short essays). It also takes about 5% of your grade. I'd say B2 level for your foreign language is a safe bet. :)
Can Indian's eligible to take this Exam??ple reply...I'm curious to take this exam.Also I'm an engineering graduate by bachelor's.. Willing to do my master's...pls guide me
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Love it and cn't wait for the next one! I hope you won't mind if I share this on my wall? I think a lot of us can learn from this. Thanks, Carol.
Margarita Holmes Love you, Tita! 💖🤗
I'm getting ready to make decisions about my future career, and being a diplomat has been high on my list for several years now. This video offered some great perspective!
Thanks so much for watching! :) Best of luck!
What studies you have to do to be a diplomat?
Nice video. I dream of becoming a diplomat, but I don't know what it's actually like
Thank you! Will be coming up with more videos on this topic soon 💖
Jameelah Edwards i agree.
I love how you call yourself as content creator rather than a vlogger❤️
Thanks so much, Myra. :) I just can't let go of the forms of content I do. :D
literally half way through I find out she is Filipino, I thought this whole time she was American.
🇵🇭🇵🇭😊😊
Thats cuz most filipina girls r having American Accent as most live in the USA 🇺🇸 now or philams.
As someone who's an aspiring diplomat this is an eye opener 💗 padayon to us future ambassadors.
Thank you and hope you achieve your dream! :)
I wonder how the experience differs for female vs male FSOs with spouses or partners. I feel like for female FSOs it would be more difficult because a male counterpart might be less willing to abandon career growth to follow the female FSO.
There are still more female spouses in most of the postings I’ve been to so this is pretty sound observation. But thankfully, the number of male spouses is also growing (though it’s a bit slow). 😊
@@AlmostDiplomatic what do the male spouses do as in career? or they become the homemaker?
I am also a diplomat and my wife is a doctor
Hi Kamal! Nice to meet you here! Hope you and your wife are well! :)
You are an IFS OFFICER!!?
Is she able to continue her medical practice?
You're so good at explaining, you're an excellent content creator. Get your husband to ask for a posting to South Africa.
Thank you for this! I am considering this career 😊
I’m so glad you find it helpful, Jedi. Welcome to this channel. 🤗💖
"Can we get away with murder?" hehe i love it!
Thank youuuu, Mac!
They will be send back to their country. The ministry of Foriegn Affairs will usually send you back to your country of origin.
Joan Macrise Corrado i gues..cuz an american diplomats wife got away after killing a man on his motorcycle in uk
Apparently you can
Because a US diplomats wife ran over a Uk citizen when she drove her car down the wrong side of the road
You sound like reporting. ❤️ Amazing!
Wow, thank you! It's kinda hard to shed the tv reporter past. 😂
Hi! another diplomat spouse here! If you are around Helsinki Finland would be very nice to meet you :)
Thank you! I’d love that! 💖
@@AlmostDiplomatic I'm on instagram as instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=bk06lv33p4y5& you can follow me, so we can chat if you wish. Stay safe :)
Hi! Another millennial diplomatic spouse here! So nice to have found this vlog by chance.
Great and informative video! Does a diplomat's spouse necessarily have to be from the same country as the one represented by the diplomat ?
Not at all. There are actually so many foreign-born spouses. :) It just depends on the country the diplomat represents. The diplomat might just have to ask for permission from the ministry to marry a foreigner and they'll do a background check on the person.
Very nicely done. Do you have a video about handling hardship posts? Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan (obviously not anymore), Niger? Cambodia etc..?
Will look for an interviewee for this! Thanks! 💖
Hey Carol! Amazing work! I had a question. How many diplomatic events do you have to attend in an year? Like an estimate number?
Hi Mitali! It really depends on how many invitations you get and this depends on how active embassies in your posting are so it's really hard to tell. Probably around 20 per year at the minimum? :)
Being a spouse it's a very difficult situation 😐
It can be on some days but on most days, it's mostly fun and rewarding. :) Hope you're having a wonderful week!
@@AlmostDiplomatic I am trying to enjoy the city where we do live now; and learning new things; one year now and it still confused situation for me
So, Carol, where can you meet diplomats?
Hot dog shacks in DC near the state department centers
ME : DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
I loved ur work and off course your video editing. But my question is how is your personal life affected by a diplomatic life (especially with parents)
Hi, Raghav. When it comes to parents, I guess the major challenge is that you don't get to spend time with them as often since you are living abroad for years. So we make it up to them during vacations. ☺
@@AlmostDiplomaticthank you for your help .🙏🙏
Thank you, this really helped me.
Hey! I really liked your video.
I have a question.(I really hope if you can answer that.)
I want to know, how can a philippine citizen become a diplomat(IFS). (Like is it same as in India? They get to travel the world and work in different countries?)
Im a doctor, can i work in different countries where my husband gets allocated he is a diplomat
Hello! I am an aspiring diplomat who's about to enter college in the Philippines and it would really be great to learn some preparation tips from an actual diplomat. With this, may I suggest a video content in an interview format with your husband asking how he prepared during his collegiate life, how he passed the CSC and FSO exams, how it's like to finally be a diplomat and others. This would really be of great help to aspiring diplomats like me. I do hope you'd consider my suggestion!
Thank you! :>
I am a UST SHS HUMSS graduate and an incoming freshmen in UP Baguio with the course BASS History! hehe
Hi! :) I have a video coming up on this but I'll be interviewing another diplomat. My husband is camera shy. ;) I do have someone great lined up for this and who's been in the foreign service for a longer period so do watch out for it! If it works out well, I might turn it into a series so do watch out for it.
History is always a great Bachelor's for the FSOE. :) Good luck!
How is the weekends of a diplomat is? Can you roam around a host country with your spouse or you have to follow formal code of conduct even outside?
Please reply!!
Hello, Abhinav. Your weekends are generally free unless you have a big event (state visits, visiting delegations, etc). You can also be on call for certain emergencies but travel within and around your host country with your family is doable. We travel as private individuals on weekends or when my husband gets to file for short vacations.
How can the spouse or kids of a diplomat work ?
How an ifs manage their sleep when they were posted all around the world because timing is varying in every country how to manage
Can a spouse work in the embassy?
Ma'am how Indian diplomats are ? I am from India. Will diplomatic career give meaning of life to me ??
Carol can you tell me? is it possible that a diplomates wife can do work from there mother country after marriage with her forginer husband?
Actually my friend is from India and wants to marry the girl who is from Armenia and she is doctor there .
So after marriage can she will be able to do work from her mother country or she have to leave the work and go with her Indian diplomat husband??
Because here in India it's a rule that if you marry to a forginer than He/ She have to take Indian citizenship...
Please guide me????
My diplomatic spouse assumption is that they are dangerous wolves in sheep's clothing
I think I'm more of a corgi in corgi clothing, tbh. 😅 My dog takes after me. 😂
@@AlmostDiplomatic they're adorable.
Make a vedio on life of women diplomat ....do they do love marriage
Just curious. At least for the Philippines. Do embassadors have to have connections with powers that be or it is open positions to the average kababayan? Thanks
Hi! Not at always. There are two ways one can become an ambassador. Either you take the FSO exam (open to the average kababayan, with certain requirements like level of education etc), join the DFA, and rise up the ranks until you become a career ambassador or you get appointed by the current President. ☺️
Does diplomats do flings in parties with other diplomats
Mam I am a married UPSC aspirant.If I become IFS in future Can I take my husband with me in the place of posting in abroad? Pls reply.
I’m pretty sure you can. Although there are some exceptions and that depends on your country’s rules and where you are set to get posted. Good luck in your UPSC exam! ☺️
Why not . U can
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I wanna know, can 2 diplomats marry each other? If they can, do they have to do Long distance relationship?
Hi, Jojo. Yes, it's possible for two diplomats to get married. For most junior diplomats, they can still get posted in the same country but of course, this gets more difficult as they go up the ranks. At one point, they'll have to do long distance especially if one is about to become head of a post (either Ambassador or Consul General).
@@AlmostDiplomatic thank you so much for explaining this 🙌
Any time! 😍
Can a diplomat spread our religion & culture in other countries. Can a diplomat communicate & speech (about moral subject) common people
Spreading a particular belief might be a problem. Promoting it and its cultural aspects in an educational sense to help others understand your country and people better shouldn't be.:)
@@AlmostDiplomatic thanks
How is the life of women diplomat
Similar to that of the men. :) When I was covering the the Philippines' Foreign Ministry as a TV reporter, I remember that there were already more women than men in the service.
Maam, Can spouse parent ( Dependent ) live with diplomats?, please reply
They can, as long as they are declared as your dependents. Meaning, they are not gainfully employed. ☺️
@@AlmostDiplomatic Thank you maam.
अबे अपने पैरेन्ट के बारे मे सोच, उनका कोई लड़का नही है क्या।
hi do you need to be rich and have connections to become a diplomat? thank you in advance! ♥️ Lots of love to your channel!
Hi! I can't speak for all countries but for the Philippines, you don't. You just need to pass the FSO Exam. :)
Who is your husband and which country’s ambassador he is?
Hello there! :) My husband is a very private guy who would prefer not to be named. He’s still too young to be Ambassador, as well. ☺️ What I can tell you is we are from the Philippines.
@@AlmostDiplomatic ok i get it. Thanks for the reply🤝
Do you really have to learn a language to be a diplomat? Is it really part of the exam? :))
Hi Laura! For the PH Foreign Service exam, you don't have to be extremely fluent. However, I was told that you should at least be able to comprehend the questions and answer in complete sentences (short essays). It also takes about 5% of your grade. I'd say B2 level for your foreign language is a safe bet. :)
Are you studied in the philippines?
Hi! I did!
@@AlmostDiplomatic amazing but where?
UST :)
@@AlmostDiplomatic woahh! I am now reviewing my notes to pass the entrance exam in USTET.
hello maam from india very informative video
Thank you! :)
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Is she indian?
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Kai kallach nai ga.
Can Indian's eligible to take this Exam??ple reply...I'm curious to take this exam.Also I'm an engineering graduate by bachelor's.. Willing to do my master's...pls guide me
Ma'am I just wanna know that....can he take his wife with them where he has posted in any particular country??
Most of the time yes. Unless a diplomat is sent to a country where it's not advisable to bring family due to safety or other reasons.