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126. A Foreign Service Officer stationed in Lapatria is coordinating an exchange program for Lapatrian and U.S. university students. The assignment requires close coordination between American and Lapatrian university professors. Which of the following actions would be the most effective first step in creating an action plan for this project?
  1. Establish criteria according to which tasks have been completed
  2. Create a description of each task to be completed
  3. Consult the respective participants regarding their vision for the project
  4. Conceptualize how the project will be completed from beginning to end
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127. When meeting with an important local businessperson for the first time, a Foreign Service Officer should
  1. avoid asking direct questions so as not to violate local cultural norms
  2. be inquisitive and ask many questions about the local business environment and practices
  3. be careful not to commit the common cultural error of showing the bottom of his/her feet
  4. set up group meetings or a group social setting instead of one-on-one meetings
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128. The best strategy for a Foreign Service Officer to use to elicit more detailed responses from non-native English speakers is to
  1. seek ""yes"" and ""no"" answers to questions
  2. appear unenthusiastic about the conversation
  3. inquire about the speakers' personal interests
  4. ask open-ended questions
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129. A Foreign Service Officer (FSO) working in Lapatria learns of a job-related conflict between two embassy staff members assigned to the same project. One of the staff members is a local employee. In order to best resolve this conflict, the FSO should next:
  1. reassign one of the staff members to another project
  2. organize a workshop for all embassy staff members about local and American business and communication practices
  3. sanction or caution the employee not conforming to the embassy work guidelines
  4. request that the two employees in question work with a counselor to resolve their differences.
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130. What would be the most appropriate starting point for arranging the schedule and associated itinerary for a high-level U.S. official who is visiting a Foreign Service Officer's host country?
  1. List all the requested itinerary items in order of assumed priority
  2. Inform the visiting official of what can be expected in the host county context
  3. Provide a list of standard recommendations for the visiting official
  4. Clarify, define, and gain written agreement on how a successful visit would look
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