▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Bang k ok , ▁Bod ine ▁spent ▁her ▁career ▁working ▁primarily ▁on ▁South west ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula . ▁She ▁has ▁twice ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Near ▁East ▁Affairs ' ▁Office ▁of ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁Affairs , ▁first ▁as ▁Country ▁Officer ▁for ▁the ▁Y emen is , ▁then ▁as ▁Political - Mil it ary ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁She ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Office ▁Director . ▁She ▁had ▁assign ments ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Princi pal ▁Officer ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁and ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Mission ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁during ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁invasion ▁and ▁occupation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁Val or ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁occupied ▁K uw ait ▁during ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁ ▁Following ▁K uw ait , ▁Bod ine ▁was ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁Oper ations ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Act ing ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁C ounter ter ror ism . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Professional ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Department ' s ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁Institute . ▁She ▁has ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁secret ariat ▁staff ▁of ▁Secret aries ▁K iss inger ▁and ▁V ance , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Cong r essional ▁Fellow ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Bob ▁D ole . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁Bod ine ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁Director