When a Foreign Service Officer Faces an Internal Dispute Between

Multiple Choice

When a Foreign Service Officer faces an internal dispute between key players or stakeholders within an office, section, bureau, or embassy, an appropriate initial action would be to:

A) speak to each person involved individually to gain more information
B) tell the parties involved that they have a certain time frame to resolve their difficulties
C) request a meeting with the parties involved and give them equal time to put forward their perspectives on the disputed issue
D) bring the parties together, and make it clear that their behavior is unacceptable and needs to cease immediately