Can you share some foreign service horror stories?
Sure. One horror story is about a diplomat who was sent to a very remote and politically unstable area. The living conditions were extremely poor. There was no proper sanitation, and the diplomat constantly faced threats from local militias. Another is when embassy staff had to deal with a sudden outbreak of a deadly disease in the host country but received very little support from their home country in terms of medical supplies and evacuation plans.
There was a situation where a foreign service team was sent to a country during a civil war. Their accommodation was bombed multiple times. They had to constantly move from one safe place to another. Communication was difficult as the local infrastructure was destroyed. And on top of that, they had to try and continue their diplomatic work, like helping their own citizens stuck in the war - torn country. It was a very difficult and scary time for them.
