Foreign Service brat
Term for children born or raised abroad to the United States Foreign Service From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, a Foreign Service brat (also referred to as diplobrat or FSB) is a person whose parent(s) served full-time in a Foreign Service posting abroad during that person's childhood. The term brat is often thought of as derogatory; however, for some who have experienced this background, the term has a neutral feel and is sometimes taken as a sign of pride. A Foreign Service brat may spend the majority of their childhood outside their parents' home country.
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Like similar groups, such as military brats, missionary kids, or other third culture kids, Foreign Service brats are faced with frequent moves, and possibly the absence of a parent. Some Foreign Service brats will grow up to take on roles similar to their parents, while the majority will pursue a private sector career. Many of these children feel very different from their peers if they are eventually "repatriated".
Notable Foreign Service brats
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- Stewart Copeland, drummer for the Police
- Greg Kinnear, actor
- John Kerry, former United States Secretary of State and Presidential candidate
- Kathleen Turner, actress
- William Hurt, actor
- Dylan Walsh, actor
- Oliver Platt, actor
- Chris Van Hollen, United States Senator from Maryland
- Stephen Geyer, songwriter
- Michael Learned, actress
- Mitski, musician
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