U.S.citizens employed by the U.S.National Weather Service in the foreign country of Timbuktu qualify as bona fide residents if they reside in Timbuktu the entire year.

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Timbuktu is a city in the West African nation of Mali, not a foreign country itself. Additionally, U.S. government employees, including those working for the U.S. National Weather Service, generally do not qualify as bona fide residents of a foreign country for tax purposes due to specific exclusions in U.S. tax law.

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