The Foreign Service Journal, September 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2013 93 n TEMPORARY HOUSING PIED-A-TERRE PROPERTIES, LTD: Select from our unique inventory of completely furnished & tastefully decorated apartments & townhouses, all located in D.C.’s best in-town neighborhoods: Dupont, Georgetown, Foggy Bottom & the West End. Mother-daughter owned and operated. Tel: (202) 462-0200. Fax: (202) 332-1406. E-mail: info@piedaterredc.com Web site: www.piedaterredc.com CORPORATE APARTMENT SPECIALISTS: Abundant experience working with Foreign Service professionals and the locations to best serve you: Foggy Bottom, Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, Rosslyn, Ballston, Pentagon City. Our office is a short walk from NFATC. One-month minimum. All furnishings, houseware, utilities, telephone and cable included. Tel: (703) 979-2830 or (800) 914-2802. Fax: (703) 979-2813. E-mail: sales@corporateapartments.com Web site: www.corporateapartments.com SHORT-TERM RENTALS • TEMPORARY HOUSING WASHINGTON, D.C., or NFATC TOUR? 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