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Up For Auction We Have A Philippine American Golf Association Golf Bag Owned By Military Veteran and Former State Department official Sonny Busa. As you can see in the images above this bag is in great condition with his name stitched in. This would make a great collectors item or can be used on the course. I have included some information I found on Sonny Busa below. Free Shipping!!
Sonny Busa, a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, will transition to the private sector by November 30, 2010. He looks forward to parlaying his experience and skills honed from many years as a diplomat and Army officer to private sector consultancy, business or academia. Prior to the Department of State he served as an Army infantry officer upon graduating from West Point. Sonny's last assignment with State was the Visiting Professor for International Relations at West Point. He was selected for this highly coveted position because of his outstanding expertise in the field of multi-cultural relations and international relations policy. Sonny taught the core International Relations course and was the course director for Latin American Politics and Government. His additional duties included being on the West Point admissions committee and officer in charge of the Asian Club and assistant officer in charge of the Latin American Club. He gained his international expertise, management acumen, and multicultural sensitivity from years of diplomatic service abroad to include in most recent order Kuwait, Ethiopia, Philippines, Hong Kong, WashDC, Korea and Honduras. In Kuwait and Ethiopia he was the officer in charge of the consular sections of the American Embassies and was tasked with the welfare and safety of Americans in-country. In WashDC he was an action officer in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Two of his tours in WashDC were to learn Arabic and Chinese. He put these languages to good use in Kuwait and Hong Kong. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.As an Army officer commanded an infantry rifle company and served as an assistant Brigade Operations Officer. He earned the prestigious Army Ranger Tab and the Airborne and Pathfinder badges.
ExperienceJune 2009 – October 2010 (1 year 5 months)Positively influenced the next generation of U.S. Army leaders by serving as Visiting Professor of International Relations at West Point. Selected for this highly coveted position because of an outstanding record as a diplomat, manager and educator. Taught the core International Relations curriculum and directed and instructed Latin American Politics and Government. Served on the Admissions Committee, the Rhodes Scholarship Committee, Officer in Charge of the Asian Club and the Assistant Officer in Charge of the Latin American Club. Planned and conducted seminars on issues in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America.United States Department of StateMarch 1987 – October 2010 (23 years 8 months)Washington D.C. Metro AreaLecturer and motivational speaker at several local colleges and Universities.August 2006 – March 2009 (2 years 8 months)Chief of the Consular Section at American Embassy Kuwait. Supervised 5 diplomatic officers and 16 local hires. Responsible for providing welfare and safety services to over 25,000 U.S. citizens living in Kuwait. Served as the principle liaison between the Embassy and U.S. military forces stationed in Kuwait. Developed the evacuation plan for Americans resident in Kuwait. Planned and led the largest mass evacuation exercise of Americans in the Middle East.American Embassy Addis AbabaSeptember 2002 – August 2005 (3 years)Supervised welfare and safety services to Americans in Ethiopia. This was particularly difficult owing to poor infrastructure communication, and health conditions. Managed a staff of five diplomats and 40 local staff. Increased productivity and efficiency of an operation that was best by high turnover and low morale. Cut the visa wait in half and doubled visa output. Enhanced services to Americans by requiring staff to travel to most remote parts of the country where they handled death, destitution, disease, and disappearance cases that required the utmost in diplomatic tact and good judgement.U.S Department of StateSeptember 1987 – August 2002 (15 years)Chief, American Citizen Services, Manila, Philippines, 1998-2002Immigrant Visa Chief and Anti-Fraud Chief, American Consulate General, Hong Kong, 1994-1998Chinese Language Training, WashDC, 1993-1994Political Military Affairs Officer, WashDC, 1991-1993Consular and Political Officer, American Embassy, Seoul, Korea, 1989-1991Consular and Political Officer, American Embassy, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1987-1989