The Foreign Service Journal, June 2009

J U N E 2 0 0 9 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 75 S CHOOLS S UPPLEMENT are also available to individuals upon request. in addition, A/OPR/OS main- tains a resource center on schools at each post including yearbooks, news- letters, school profiles and a few videotapes. As all Foreign Service parents know, the quality of education avail- able is a major factor they consider in the bidding process for overseas as- signments. Foreign Service person- nel being posted overseas who have school-age children should therefore make A/OPR/OS one of their first points of contact. To reach the Office of Overseas Schools, you can use any of the fol- lowing methods: Tel: ( 202) 261-8200 Fax: (202) 261-8224 E-Mail: overseasschools@state.gov Internet: www.state.gov/m/a/os (Contains the list of REOs and their regions) Intranet: http://aopros.a.state.gov (Contains the list of REOs and their regions) Address: 2401 E Street NW (SA-1) RoomH328 Washington DC 20241-0003 Resource Center Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ■ The office publishes detailed reports on over 500 preschools, elementary schools, secondary schools and boarding schools.