Foreign Affairs Manual Vol 1 (1 FAM) - 1 FAM 400 Political Economic, and Intelligence Functional Bureaus, section  470 BUREAU OF CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS (CSO)
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 mandated a comprehensive revision to the operation of the Department of State and the personnel assigned to the US Foreign Service. As the statutory authority, the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), details the Department of Sta