The Foreign Service Journal, December 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2013 85 E stablished in 1964, the Office of Overseas Schools coordi- nates and administers the Department of State’s Overseas Schools Assistance Program. As all Foreign Service parents know, the quality of education available is a major factor they consider in the bidding process for overseas assignments. Foreign Service personnel 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 following 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) Room H328 Washington DC 20241-0003 Resource Center Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Excerpted from the article of the same title by Kristin Grasso and Carol Sutherland of the Office of Overseas Schools. Read the complete article online at www.afsa.org/educationarticles . From the FSJ Education Supplement June 2009 AVital Point of Contact: The Office of Overseas Schools BY KRISTIN GRASSO AND CAROL SUTHERLAND