Monthly Featured FSJ Content
2020
November 2020
- COVER STORY
- On Trust by George P. Shultz
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- FS HERITAGE
- America’s Overlooked Diplomats and Consuls Who Died in the Line of Duty by Jason Vorderstrasse
- FEATURE
- Slaughter South of the Sahara: No Scope for “Business as Usual” by Mark Wentling
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: A Message from George Shultz to the Foreign Service by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: Tending the Garden by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Female, (Won’t) Curtail & Yale: Waiting to Exhale by Samantha Jackson, Ayanda Francis-Gao, Lisa-Felicia Akorli, Aja Kennedy, Annah Mwendar-Chaba and Tessa Henry
- Reflections: The Fastest Car in All Bolivia by George S. Herrmann
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Time for an Office of Conflict Resolution by Tom Yazdgerdi
October 2020
- FOCUS ON ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
- Needed: A Management Mindset by Charity L. Boyette
- State’s Problems Are Not New: A Look at the Record by Richard A. Figueroa
- The Payne Fellowship: Boosting Diversity at USAID by Youshea Berry
- Diversification in the Foreign Agricultural Service by Valerie Brown
- One Bureau’s Model for Moving Forward by Stacy D. Williams
- Making Diversity and Inclusion Real in Foreign Affairs
- FS HERITAGE: MCCARTHYISM REVISITED
- A Time of “Great Malaise” by Felicity O. Yost
- The Exile of a China Hand: John Carter Vincent in Tangier by Gerald Loftus
- From the FSJ Archive: The McCarthy Years Inside the Department of State by John W. Ford
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: Continuing the Conversation: Toward a Diverse, Inclusive Foreign Service by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Stop Shipping Your Personal Vehicle! by Warren Leishman
- Reflections: Nixon in Moscow, March 1967 by Jonathan B. Rickert
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Blind EERs: Would They Make Sense? by Tom Yazdgerdi
September 2020
- FOCUS ON ADDRESSING RACE, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
- Inclusion Helps Drive Diversity by Mirembe Nantongo
- Creating a Culture of Inclusion at State by Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
- Living Up to the American Idea by Peter F. Romero
- Diversity at State: A Dream Deferred and a Collective Responsibility by Ana Escrogima, Lia Miller and Christina Tilghman
- The Making of a Real American Diplomat by Julie Chung
- It’s Not Just About Intake: A New Approach to Advancing Diversity by Patrice Johnson
- From the FSJ Archive—Diversity in the Foreign Service
- COVER STORY: THE U.N. AT 75
- U.N. Relevance Depends on U.S. Leadership by Jeffrey Feltman
- Ralph J. Bunche, U.N. Architect by James Dandridge
- FEATURE
- Bringing Order Out of Crisis: Behind the Scenes of a Task Force by Chris Meade, Holly Adamson, Merlyn Schultz and Fany Colon de Hayes
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Change Has Come, More Is Coming by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: It’s Time by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Why “27 Years and Out” Should Be Retired by Ted Craig
- Reflections: History of a Handshake—Ground-Level Public Diplomacy in Belarus by George Krol
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Diversity and Inclusion—The Time to Act Is Now by Tom Yazdgerdi
July/August 2020
- FOCUS ON PANDEMIC DIPLOMACY
- Waking Up to a Pandemic: H1N1 in Mexico, 2009 by Leslie Bassett
- There’s a Playbook: From Ebola to COVID-19 Interview with Jeremy Konyndyk
- COVID-19 and Global Health Governance by Jimmy Kolker
- Disinformation Challenges in a Pandemic by Donald M. Bishop
- Rethinking Public Diplomacy for a Post-Pandemic World by Jian (Jay) Wang
- Luanda to Ohio: A Family Journey by Monica Rojas
- The Foreign Service Responds to COVID-19
- FEATURE
- Russia’s Return to the Middle East by Angela Stent
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Living Up to Our Ideals by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: We’re Listening by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Changing Mindsets on Race at State by P. Michael McKinley
- Reflections: Public Health in Foreign Policy—Ebola 1976 by Walter Cutler
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: COVID-19 and the Summer Transfer Season by Tom Yazdgerdi
June 2020
- FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
- FEATURE
- FS HERITAGE
- Partners in the Service: Foreign Service Wives a Century Ago by Molly M. Wood
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Can You Really Write All of Your College Application Essays Over the Summer? by Francesca Kelly
- College Admissions and COVID-19: An Evolving Landscape by Rebecca Grappo
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: COVID-19 and the Path Ahead by Eric Rubin
- Speaking Out: Lessons from Silicon Valley—Practical Suggestions for a Modern Workplace by Andrew R. Moore
- Reflections: Engaging Our Host Country’s History by Laura M. Fabrycky
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Looking Out for Our Newest Colleagues by Tom Yazdgerdi
May 2020
- FOCUS ON NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY
- U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History by Rose Gottemoeller
- Why Nuclear Arms Control Matters Today by Thomas Countryman
- Restoring Nuclear Diplomacy by Joseph Cirincione
- From the FSJ Archive—Arms Control Diplomacy
- FEATURE
- The Foreign Service Honor Roll by John K. Naland
- FS HERITAGE
- APPRECIATION
- Larger Than Life—F. Allen “Tex” Harris, 1938-2020 by Steven Alan Honley
- Remembrances
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Foreign Service Duty by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: Nuclear Diplomacy Matters by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: The Diplomat and the State by Christopher W. Smith
- Reflections: Y2K, What Y2K? by Lian von Wantoch
- DEPARTMENTS
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Working for You During This Trying Time by Tom Yazdgerdi
April 2020
- FOCUS ON CAREER AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
- Needs of the Service and Those of Our People: The New HR by Philip W. Kaplan
- Evaluation Reform at State: A Work in Progress by Alex Karagiannis
- Redesigning Foreign Service Performance and Promotion at USAID by Martha Lappin
- State’s New MSI Program: Preliminary Results Are In by Raeka Safai
- What’s Next for SNEA? by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- Balancing Act’s Formula for Driving Institutional Change by Lillian Wahl-Tuco
- FS HERITAGE
- Discovering Our Consulate’s History, We Discovered Ourselves by Moises Mendoza
- FEATURE
- The Power of Language by Krishna Sharma
- RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
- Retirement Planning 101 by John K. Naland
- AFSA Membership in Retirement: What’s in It for You? by Dolores Brown
- Life after the Foreign Service
- The Theater and Policy Salon by Michael Feldman
- The Inn by the Lake by David Summers
- Try the Smaller Pond by Janice Weiner
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: The Legacy of Tex Harris by Eric Rubin
- Speaking Out: Breaking Away from “Born, Not Made” by Andrea Susana Martinez Donnally and Christina T. Le
- Reflections: On the Road from Sibiu by Jonathan B. Rickert
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Giving the MSI the Attention It Deserves by Tom Yazdgerdi
March 2020
- FOCUS ON DEALING WITH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
- FEATURES
- Energy Diplomacy Works: How Power Africa Redefines Development Partnerships by Andrew M. Herscowitz
- Superpowered Public Diplomacy by Preeti Shah
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: The Foreign Service Act at 40 by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: Going Through Things by Shawn Dorman
- Message from the Hill: We Need to Upgrade Our Diplomatic Capabilities by Representative Brian Jeffery Mast
- Speaking Out: Integrity First by Alan Larson
- Reflections: Sprint Training for Distance Runners by Katie Mastin
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Being Treated More Like Our Military by Tom Yazdgerdi
January/February 2020
- COVER STORY
- Teaching Diplomacy Today by Jillian Burns and Mark C. Storella
- FOCUS ON HOW THEY SEE US
- Outside Observers See the United States in Ways We Ourselves Cannot by Alexis Ludwig
- Keeping the Relationship Special by Patrick Davies
- Working with the United States: A View from Panama by Jaime Alemán
- Hope for a Renewed Partnership in the Americas by Jaime Aparicio Otero
- FEATURE: THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE
- A Night to Remember by David Lindwall
- Tremblement! by Carleene Dei
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: A Year of Challenge and Opportunity by Eric Rubin
- Speaking Out: Truth and Honor by Harry Kopp
- Reflections: The Day the (Ambassador to the) Music Died by Larry Mandel
- AFSA NEWS
2019
December 2019
- COVER STORY
- USAID Transforms by Chris Milligan
- FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
- FEATURES
- Lessons on Dissent from a Navy Ship by Jimmy Drennan
- Americans’ Welfare: It’s All in a Day’s Work by Charles “Tom” Owens
- FS KNOW-HOW
- 2020 Tech Guide to Foreign Service Life by Daniel Morris
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Demystifying & Discovering the U.S. Foreign Service by Mariette A. Boutros
- All About Internships by Jacob Borst
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Back to the Gilded Age? by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: Foreign Service Excellence and Silver Linings by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: In Support of Professional Nonpartisan Diplomacy
- Reflections: Living Two Lives by Josh Glazeroff
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Understanding Why People Leave the Foreign Service by Tom Yazdgerdi
- Where We Stand: Prosperity, Security and Global Power Competition by Kim Greenplate
November 2019
- FOCUS ON THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
- A Time of Hope and Optimism by Eric Rubin
- A Gift of Peace by James D. Bindenagel
- 1989: Seen from Yugoslavia by Louis D. Sell
- Remembering 1989: Berlin Wall Stories
- Looking Back on a Divided City—From the FSJ Archive
- FEATURE
- A Lingering Poison—Tehran, 40 Years Later: What Have We Learned? by John Limbert
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: We Defend the Foreign Service by Eric Rubin
- Letter from the Editor: The Wall, Then and Now by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Preventing Domestic Violence Is Our Shared Responsibility by Leslie Bassett
- Reflections: A Past Not So Distant by Amy Cragun Hall
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: One Foreign Service by Tom Yazdgerdi
- Where We Stand: Rejecting Retreat by Julie Nutter
October 2019
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- COVER STORY
- What Does North Korea Want? by Patrick McEachern
- APPRECIATION
- The Perfect Professional—Lowell Bruce Laingen 1922-2019 by John Limbert
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: We Are Career Professionals Serving Our Country by Eric Rubin
- Speaking Out: There Is No “Complacent State” by Andrew Kelly
- Reflections: Back to Brazzaville by Dan Whitman
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Bidding Season Comes Around Again by Tom Yazdgerdi
- AFSA On the Hill: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 by Kim Greenplate
- Russ Capps: A Life Well Lived by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
September 2019
- FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY
- We Have to Be There by Anne Woods Patterson
- Getting Preventive Stabilization on the Map by David C. Becker and Steve Lewis
- Predicting and Preventing Intrastate Violence: Lessons from Rwanda by David Rawson
- Measures Short of War by George F. Kennan
- FEATURES
- Foreign Service Youth Foundation: 30 Years of Service by John K. Naland
- War Comes to Warsaw: September 1939 by Ray Walser
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Progress and New Priorities by Eric Rubin
- Speaking Out: How to Strengthen Human Rights Diplomacy by Samuel C. Downing
- Reflections: Coming of Age in Zaire by Fred LaSor
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Starting Out by Tom Yazdgerdi
- Where We Stand: All Diplomacy Is (Eventually) Local by Julie Nutter
July/August 2019
- FOCUS ON MANAGING COMPETITION WITH CHINA
- Is American Diplomacy with China Dead? by Susan A. Thornton
- U.S.-China Trade: If We Get to Yes, Will It Make Any Difference? by William A. Reinsch
- Dealing with the Dragon by Philip A. Shull
- The United States and China at a Crossroads by Henry M. Paulson Jr.
- From the FSJ Archive: Sino-American Relations Through the Years
- FEATURE
- The Language of Dress by Martha Thomas
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- Support Our Diplomats to Maintain U.S. Leadership by Representative Ann Wagner
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Passing the Baton by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Reforming State’s Personnel System Could Work This Time by Ronald E. Neumann
- Reflections: The Paris Waiter: A Life Lesson by John Treacy
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Like a Rock by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
June 2019
- FOCUS ON MILLIONS ON THE MOVE
- Migration Seizes the Spotlight by Andrew Erickson
- Managing the Migrant Surge by Timothy Carney
- The Immigration Debate by David Robinson
- From the FSJ Archive: Migration and Immigration Policy
- FEATURE
- Avocado Diplomacy: Supporting Peace in Colombia by Marc Gilkey
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- The “Why This College?” Essay by Francesca H. Kelly
- AP vs. IB: A Practical Comparison by Marybeth Hunter and Kristen A. Mariotti
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: A Bipartisan Solution for State—The Case for a 10 Percent Cap by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Afghanistan—Rightsizing Expectations by Annie Pforzheimer
- Reflections: Betty Friedan in Budapest by Beatrice Camp
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: The Terrible Twos by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- AFSA On the Hill: Framing the Case for Diplomacy by Kim Greenplate
May 2019
- COVER STORY
- FOCUS ON PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMATS: LEADERSHIP & LESSONS
- Role Models: Lessons for Today from AFSA’s Past by Harry W. Kopp
- Serving in Tandem for State by Kathryn Fitrell and Kanishka Gangopadhyay
- Treating PTSD: Learning Firsthand How to Manage by James Eusanio
- My Parkinson’s Story: Managing Medical Challenges in the FS by Paul Rohrlich
- Dual Identity and Diplomacy by Sandya Das
- From Generation to Generation: Career Advice from David Fischer by Alexis Ludwig
- If You Mess Up, Fess Up by Jonathan B. Rickert
- FEATURE
- Why Peacekeeping Fails by Dennis Jett
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Reclaim Your Unclaimed Property by Lori Johnson
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: The State of State: Putting the Back Channel Up Front by Barbara Stephenson
- Letter from the Editor: The FS Career ... in the Balance by Shawn Dorman
- Reflections: Diplomacy Can Save the Day by George B. Lambrakis
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: A Job Worth Having by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: Career Diplomats Matter by Julie Nutter
April 2019
- FOCUS ON NATO AT 70
- Reinforcing NATO for the Future by George Robertson
- Global Shifts and American Political Will as NATO Turns 70 by Steven Keil
- Working with NATO to Address Hybrid Threats by Chris Kremidas Courtney
- From the FSJ Archive: Perspectives on NATO
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- BUILDing Better Development Financing by Representative Ted Yoho
- FEATURE
- The Tragedy of Venezuela by Oliver Griffith
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Time to Refund the Iraq Tax by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Straight Talk on Bidding: What You Need to Know Before Trying for That Heavily Bid Job by Paul Poletes
- Reflections: The Achille Lauro Affair, 1985 by Tom Longo
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Foreign Service Furlough Stories by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- AFSA On the Hill: Advocacy in a Divided Congress by Kim Greenplate
March 2019
- FOCUS ON FOOD AND FITNESS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE
- Ancestral Food Traditions for Modern Foreign Service Life by Tania Teschke
- How to Exercise in Airports by Ken Seifert
- The Department of Taste by Malene Ginete Carr
- Enhancing Resilience by Beth Payne
- SPOTLIGHT ON CULINARY DIPLOMACY
- The Soft Power of Super Chef Panama by David Searby
- Youth Empowerment and Food for Thought by William O’Connor
- APPRECIATION
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Staying Constructive in Trying Times by Barbara Stephenson
- Letter from the Editor: Happy 100th Birthday, FSJ! by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Compassion Fatigue in the Foreign Service by Kovia Gratzon-Erskine
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Even During (Another) Shutdown, AFSA Is Here for You by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Professional Policy Issues: Bringing It Home by Julie Nutter
January/February 2019
- FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY WORKS
- What Is Economic Diplomacy and How Does It Work? by Tony Wayne
- View from the E Family: Empowering Growth, Securing Our Future by Peter Haas, Judith Garber and Kent Logsdon
- Economic Officers for the Future by Charles Ries
- Six Elements of Effective Economic/Commercial Diplomacy by Shaun Donnelly and Daniel Crocker
- Economic Diplomacy from the FSJ Archive
- From Guitars to Gold: The Fruits of Economic Diplomacy
- FEATURE
- Exchange Programs Pay Off for Americans by Marie Royce
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Economic Diplomacy Works by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Improving the Economic Career Track by Virginia Bennett
- Reflections: The Way We Were—State and the New Commercial Service by Harrison Sherwood
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Where Does the Econ Track Lead? by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- AFSA On the Hill: Showing the New Congress that Economic Diplomacy Works by Kim Greenplate
- 2018 AFSA Tax Guide
2018
December 2018
- COVER STORY: AFSA ANNUAL AWARDS 2018
- FOCUS ON FSN PERSPECTIVES
- Through the Lens of an FSN: Foreign Service in Pictures by Idika Onyukwu
- Advocating for Foreign Service Nationals by Safia Al-Saad
- Get Ready for Merit-Based Compensation by Elizabeth LaMontagne
- In the Field with USAID FSNs
- What Local Staff Want You to Know
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- Working Together for a Smart Foreign Policy by Senator Chris Coons
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Get a Head Start on the College Admissions Process by Francesca Kelly
- Opportunities for Students
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Regaining Lost Ground by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: A Worldwide FSN Association at State: Advancing a Practical Dream by Eddy Olislaeger
- Reflections: Maps Are Useful, But Can Be Misleading by Edward L. Peck
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Thanks to AFSA, Local Hires Win Big by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: Another Kind of Stewardship by Julie Nutter
November 2018
- COVER STORY: DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE CENTENNIAL
- None Swifter Than These by James B. Angell
- U.S. Diplomatic Couriers: A Historic Timeline
- From Pouches to Cargo: Diplomatic Couriers Today by Vince Crawley
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- In Their Own Write
- Of Related Interest
- Coming into Their Own ‘Write’—A Look Back at an FS Women’s Writers’ Group by Francesca Huemer Kelly
- FEATURE
- The Family Liaison Office—Making a World of Difference for 40 Years by Mette O. Beecroft
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Telling Our Story to the American People by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Radically Simple Ideas for a Better State: Foreign Service 2.0 by JC Windham
- Reflections: An Unexpected Find in Deir al-Qamar by Daniel Morris
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Foreign Service Family Ties by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- AFSA On the Hill: The Race to the Midterms by Kim Greenplate
October 2018
- FOCUS ON COMBATING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
- Illicit Trade and Our Global Response by Louise Shelley
- The “Place-Based Strategy” in Honduras by Jim Nealon
- The FRONT-Line Initiative: Combating Transnational Criminal Organizations by Christopher “Kai” Fornes
- Khetha: Bringing “Choices” to Help Address Wildlife Trafficking by Lara Rall
- Wildlife Trafficking Is a National Security Issue by Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
- FS KNOW-HOW
- 10 Things I Wish I Had Known: Confessions of a Recent Retiree by Dolores Brown
- FEATURE
- Jessica’s Journeys by Leslie Bassett
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Taking Stock by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: What Is It We’re Doing Again? Time to Rethink How the State Department Communicates by Peter Lohman
- Family Member Matters: Making It in Mongolia—Surviving One of the Coldest Capitals by Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel
- Reflections: Playing Squash with Arlen Specter by Alexis Ludwig
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: We Work Hard for the Money by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: Rebuilding Our Economic Strength by Julie Nutter
September 2018
- BEYOND THE REDESIGN: CAN STATE DELIVER?
- Blue-Ribbon Blues: Why So Many Great Reports and Good Ideas Go Nowhere by Harry Kopp
- You Have a Strategy. Now What? — How to Turn Any U.S. Mission Strategy into Results by Matt Boland
- E-Hell: Is There a Way Out? by Jay Anania
- Who Is the Future of the Foreign Service? by Barbara Bodine
- The Future of the Foreign Service—As Seen Through the Years
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- A Foreign Service for America by Representative Joaquin Castro
- FEATURE
- Practicing Environmental Diplomacy by Tom Armbruster
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Covering the Bases by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Diversity—Not Just a Cause for the Underrepresented by Jay Porter
- Reflections: Being There—Camp David, 1978 by Frank Finver
- DEPARTMENTS
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Don’t Be a Heather by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: The Power of High Expectations by Julie Nutter
- AFSA On the Hill: Congressional Funding—The Long Game by Kim Greenplate
July/August 2018
- FOCUS ON THE 1998 EAST AFRICA EMBASSY BOMBINGS
- MESSAGE FROM THE MILITARY
- The View from the Bridge: Sailing in Formation with the State Department by Vice Admiral Fritz Roegge, U.S. Navy
- FEATURE
- USAID in Afghanistan: What Have We Learned? by William Hammink
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Getting Our Team on the Field by Barbara Stephenson
- Reflections: When the Going Gets Tough: Moscow by Anne Godfrey
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Deferred Maintenance by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
June 2018
- COVER STORY
- DS Diplomacy Works: Breaking Up a Child Pornography Trafficking Ring by Kala Bokelman
- FOCUS ON CYBER DIPLOMACY
- Diplomacy in Cyberspace by Chris Painter
- A Diplomat in a Cyber World: Working with CYBERCOM by Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
- Technology and Diplomacy: From the FSJ Archive
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Going Home: How to Buy a House for Home Leave and R&R by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- FS HERITAGE
- Ebenezer Bassett: The Legacy of America’s First African-American Diplomat by Christopher Teal
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Foreign Service Student Guide to Creating a College List by Hannah M. Morris and Lauren M. Steed
- The Vocational Education Option: A Student’s Search for Meaning in Today’s Economy by Marybeth Hunter
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Rebuilding America’s Diplomatic Capability by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Two Ears, One Mouth, Two Hands: Diplomacy 101 by Jason Criss Howk
- Family Member Matters: An Interview with My Son by Jessica Powley Hayden
- Reflections: A British Baptism in a Russian Church, in 1968 by Jonathan B. Rickert
- AFSA NEWS
- Rolling Moment of Silence Across the Globe
- State VP Voice: A Fresh Start by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
May 2018
- COVER STORY
- Straight Talk on Diplomatic Capacity by Alex Karagiannis
- FOCUS ON DEMOCRACY
- The State of Democracy in Europe and Eurasia: Four Challenges by David J. Kramer
- Worrisome Trends in Latin America by Alexandria “Alexi” Panehal
- USAID Election Assistance: Lessons from the Field by Assia Ivantcheva
- Saudi Arabia: Liberalization, Not Democratization by Jerry Feierstein
- Supporting Civil Society in the Face of Closing Space by Mariam Afrasiabi and Mardy Shualy
- Authoritarianism Gains in Southeast Asia by Ben Barber
- Democracy in Indonesia: A Progress Report by Edmund McWilliams
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Preserving America’s Global Leadership by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: What State Should Bring to the Table: Cultural and Language Expertise by Phil Skotte
- Reflections: The Card from Kabul by Ben East
- DEPARTMENTS
- Letters-Plus: Response from MED—Our Commitment to Foreign Service Families by Dr. Charles Rosenfarb
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: It Can’t Be Easy by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: EER Season—Thinking About the Precepts by Julie Nutter
April 2018
- FOCUS ON THE JOURNAL’S CENTENNIAL YEAR
- A Century of Journals by Harry Kopp
- The Journal in Transition—The 1980s by Stephen R. Dujack
- Now It Can Be Told by Steven Alan Honley
- The Journal Through Time Compiled by Dmitry Filipoff and Susan B. Maitra
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- Standing Up for Diplomacy by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Dan Sullivan
- FEATURE
- My Kingdom for a Door: When Multitasking Goes Awry by Marsha Philipak-Chambers
- PERSPECTIVES
- President’s Views: Pulling America’s Diplomats from the Field by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Respect, Trust and Partnership: Keeping Diplomacy on Course in Troubling Times by Ted Osius
- Reflections: Those Unlikely Foreign Service Friendships by Dorothy Camille Shea
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: You Called? by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- AFSA On the Hill: The Ongoing Battle of the Budget by Mary Daly
March 2018
- COVER STORY
- #StateToo: Ending Harassment at the State Department by Leslie Bassett
- MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
- Time for a National Conversation by Senator Lindsey Graham
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES
- Still Waiting: Family Member Employment Today by Debra Blome
- Surviving Divorce in the Foreign Service by Donna Gorman
- Singles Speak by Mikkela V. Thompson
- FEATURE
- Zimbabwe After Mugabe: Dark Before the Dawn? by Charles Ray
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Does America Spend Too Much on Diplomacy? by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Families with Special Needs Kids Need Support by Kathi Silva
- Reflections: Lucky That Time—Escapes from Animals by John Pielemeier
- DEPARTMENTS
- FS Know-How: Taking Care of Our Own by John K. Naland
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Find Your Inner Advocate by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: Engaging AFSA Members by Julie Nutter
January/February 2018
- FOCUS ON U.S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
- Helping Europe Help Itself: The Marshall Plan by Amy Garrett
- Working with Ghana to Prevent the Spread of Ebola by Jim Bever
- The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS: A Success Story by Pamela Quanrud
- Diplomacy Works Part II
- Reimagining the Future of American Leadership by Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Are You Retirement Ready? by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: A Foreign Service Wish List by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Applying Behavioral Economics to the State Department by Rob Kirk
- Reflections: Meeting the Spirit Man in Caliquisse by Raymond Maxwell
- DEPARTMENTS
- Message from the Hill: Dear Foreign Service: We’ve Got Your Back by Representative Tim Walz
- AFSA NEWS
2017
December 2017
- FOCUS ON HOW DIPLOMACY WORKS
- The Making of an Effective Diplomat: A Global View by Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri
- Diplomacy Works—First-Person Stories from the Field
- FS HERITAGE
- The Foreign Service Institute at 70: Recalling a Proud History by Steven Alan Honley
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Raising Multilingual Children in the Foreign Service by Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel and Jennifer Kirk Dinoia
- Educational Preparedness: When an Evacuation Disrupts School by Marybeth Hunter, Cecile Mines and Courtney Colbert
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Time to Ask Why by Barbara Stephenson
- Letter from the Editor: Diplomacy Needs Diplomats by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Religious Diversity Benefits the State Department by Phil Skotte
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: A Time for Kindness by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: Unpacking “Stewardship” by Julie Nutter
November 2017
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- Writing and the Foreign Service by Peter Kujawinski
- On the Writing Roller Coaster by Charles Ray
- In Their Own Write
- Of Related Interest
- FEATURE
- When Criticism Falls on Deaf Ears: The Case of U.S. Foreign Aid by Thomas Dichter
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Serving in Hardship Posts by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Owning Leadership by Michael Pelletier
- Reflections: An Ambassador Returns to China by Bea Camp
- AFSA NEWS
- AFSA On the Hill: Supporting U.S. Policy Objectives by Mary Daly
- State VP Voice: Doing Your Part: The Post Rep’s Role by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
October 2017
- FOCUS ON DEALING WITH IRAN
- Iran Inside and Out by Gary Sick
- What the Iran Nuclear Deal Says about Making Foreign Policy Today by Dennis Jett
- Norman Borlaug and Biotechnology Lead a U.S. Ambassador to Iran by Kenneth Quinn
- Iran in 2025: An Optimist’s View by Dave Schroeder
- From the FSJ Archives: The World of 1953 and Iran by Roy M. Melbourne
- FEATURE
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Stewards of a Vital Institution by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Decision-Making in Times of Uncertainty by Charles Ray
- Reflections: Mercy Is Its Own Reward by Andrea Kormann Lowe
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Getting the Job Done (During Chaotic Times) by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
- Where We Stand: The Foreign Service Act, Our “Constitution” by Julie Nutter
September 2017
- COVER STORY
- It’s Practical: Training the Next Generation of Diplomats by Edward “Skip” Gnehm
- FOCUS ON EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE & CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
- Leader, Mentor, Diplomat: Ambassador Nancy J. Powell
- The State of Dissent in the Foreign Service by Harry Kopp
- In Pursuit of Transparency in Assignment Restriction Policies by Christina T. Le and Thomas T. Wong
- Pushing State to Prevent Illegal Adoptions by Wendy Brafman
- DS Could Advance Overseas Visa and Passport Security by Elzar T. Camper
- FEATURE
- A New Citizen of London Shines on the Other Side of the Thames by Richard LeBaron
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Building Enduring Support for the Foreign Service by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: How to Get More Bang for Our FSI Buck—Engaging Foreign Diplomats and Diasporas by Michael Rosenthal
- Reflections: A Baltic Tale by Tom Longo
- DEPARTMENTS
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Like a Bridge by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
July/August 2017
- FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY
- An Existential Threat That Demands Greater FS Engagement by Tim Lattimer
- It’s Not Just about Paris: International Climate Action Today by Karen Florini & Ann Florini
- The Path to PACE: How U.S. Diplomacy Accelerated Clean Energy Cooperation with India by Jason Donovan
- Solar Overseas: Harnessing the Sun to Power U.S. Embassies by Todd Evans
- From the FSJ Archive: Decade of the Environment by Fitzhugh Green
- FEATURES
- Making It Work: Conversations with Female Ambassadors Interviews Conducted by Leslie Bassett
- Out in the Cold: How the Hiring Freeze Is Affecting Family Member Employment by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Sustaining America’s Global Leadership by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: The Value and Purpose of American Diplomacy by William J. Burns
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You by Angie Bryan
June 2017
- PERSPECTIVES ON DIPLOMACY AND DEFENSE
- Special Operations and Diplomacy: A Unique Nexus by Steven Kashkett
- Working with the U.S. Military: Let’s Take Full Advantage of Opportunities by Wanda Nesbitt
- Killer Drones and the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy by Ann Wright
- Creeping Foreign Policy Militarization or Creeping State Department Irrelevance? by Larry Butler
- From the FSJ Archive: Defense and Security—Opposite Sides of the Same Coin
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Getting Out in Front by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: The Golden Rule of Professionalism by Matt Tompkins
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: On Launching a Rewarding Career by Angie Bryan
May 2017
- FOCUS ON GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY
- Leveraging Health Investments for U.S. Diplomacy by Mark C. Storella
- PEPFAR: Making the Impossible Possible by Deborah L. Birx
- HHS and Health Diplomacy by Jimmy Kolker
- USAID FSOs Reflect on Global Health Diplomacy by Maria B. Spadacini
- Fighting Pandemics: Lessons Learned by Nancy J. Powell and Gwen Tobert
- FS KNOW-HOW
- My Legal Battle with the World’s Worst Property Manager by Aaron P. Karnell
- FEATURE
- The Migrant Crisis in Europe and the U.S.-E.U. Relationship by Kathleen Sheehan
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Seizing Transition Opportunities by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Digital Diplomacy—Will State Ever Take the Plunge? by Amelia Shaw
- AFSA NEWS
April 2017
- FOCUS ON U.S.-EUROPE RELATIONS
- The Trans-Atlantic Partnership by Menzies Campbell
- The Challenges Facing Europe by Giles Merritt
- The United States and Europe: Toward a Global Atlantic by John Christian Kornblum
- From the FSJ Archives: The United States and Europe by James A. Ramsey
- FEATURE
- Oral History in Real Time: The Maidan Revolution by Joseph Rozenshtein
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Counting on Diplomacy by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Why We Need a Better Intranet and How to Get It by Bradley Meacham
- Reflections: That Time I Was Acting Dean of a Mongolian University by Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel
- DEPARTMENTS
- Letters-Plus: Diplomacy: What We Do, and Why We Do It by Thomas M. Countryman
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Open Season for New MSI Award Program by Angie Bryan
March 2017
- FOCUS ON SECURING DIPLOMACY
- Securing Diplomacy for the Next Quarter-Century by Gregory B. Starr
- DS at 100: A Tradition of Vigilance by Bill A. Miller
- Law Enforcement As an Instrument of National Power by Ronnie S. Catipon
- The DS Melting Pot by Rhonda (RJ) Bent Rabetsivahiny
- Diplomatic Security: The Road Ahead by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Working Together to Manage Risk by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: With Deep Regret… by TJ Lunardi
- Reflections: The Wish Book by Michele Ivy Davis
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Unconscious Bias—Share Your Thoughts by Angie Bryan
January/February 2017
- FOCUS ON NOTES TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
- Mr. President, You Have Partners at State to Help Navigate the World’s Shoals by Keith W. Mines
- One Story, Two Events, Seven Leadership Lessons by Prudence Bushnell
- Foreign Assistance: Time to Sharpen a Vital Diplomatic Tool by Thomas C. Adams
- Notes to the New Administration
- FEATURE
- Developing the Next Generation of Followers at USAID by José M. Garzón
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Dear S—You Can Count on Us by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Why U.S. Ambassadors Should Be Career Professionals by Edward L. Peck
- Reflections: Rip Van Winkle in the Foreign Service by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Speaking of Elections by Angie Bryan
- 2016 AFSA Tax Guide
2016
December 2016
- FOCUS ON RUSSIA
- Understanding Russian Foreign Policy Today by Raymond Smith
- The Rise of the New Russia by Louis D. Sell
- Something Happened on the Way to the Market: The Economic State of the Former USSR by Michael A. Lally
- Four Centuries and Three Decades of Russian Thinking by Justin Lifflander
- Ukraine in 2016: There’s No Going Back by William Gleason
- Communications Behind the Iron Curtain by Timothy C. Lawson
- Groundbreaking Diplomacy: An Interview with George Shultz by James E. Goodby
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Finding Money for College: A Guide to Scholarships by Francesca Kelly
- What Is the Coalition App? by Francesca Kelly
- News from the World of College Rankings by the Editors
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Cultivating Strong Leadership by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Why USAID’s New Approach to Development Assistance Is Stalled by Thomas Dichter
- Reflections: In Praise of the Ambassador’s Self-Help Fund by Robert Gribbin
- DEPARMENTS
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: A Primer on Labor-Management Relations by Angie Bryan
November 2016
- COVER STORY
- Fulbright Program at 70: The Foreign Service Connection by Jerome Sherman and James Lawrence
- FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- In Their Own Write by Susan B. Maitra
- Of Related Interest
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Championing American Diplomacy by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Getting Beyond Bureaucratese—Why Writing Like Robots Damages U.S. Interests by Paul Poletes
- Reflections: Turkeys Parade at the Border by Victoria Hess
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Managing Your Expectations of Promotion by Angie Bryan
October 2016
- COVER STORY: LIVING WITH AIR POLLUTION
- The Air We Breathe: Living with Air Pollution by Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel
- Breathless in Jakarta—A Cautionary Tale by Deborah Lynn
- FOCUS ON THE U.S. ELECTION THROUGH A FOREIGN LENS
- The U.S. Election Through Brazilian Eyes by Carlos Lins da Silva
- You Are Not Alone, Believe Me by Verena Gleitsmann
- How India Sees U.S. Elections by Ruchir Joshi
- Mexico, NAFTA and Election 2016 by Xenia V. Wilkinson
- FEATURES
- Travels with The Champ in Africa, 1980 by Lannon Walker
- An Invisible Tide: Undocumented U.S. Kids in Mexico by Amelia Shaw
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Forging Strategic Partnerships by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Safeguarding a Nonpartisan Foreign Service by Matthew V. Tompkins
- Reflections: Halloween at a Polish Cemetery by Kelly B. Midura
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: The Human Touch by Angie Bryan
September 2016
- SPOTLIGHT ON AFSA AWARDS
- FOCUS ON DIPLOMATIC TRADECRAFT
- Diplomatic Training: New Trends by Kishan Rana
- Five Ways to Tackle a New Language by Elijah David Bush and Todd Hughes
- Over the Finish Line: Winning Strategies for a Successful Visit by Ted Osius
- FEATURES
- MED’s Child & Family Program, Explained by Kathy Gallardo
- Creepy Critters We Have Known by Margaret Sullivan
- PERSPECTIVES
- President's Views: Calling It Like We See It by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Neglecting World’s Fairs Doesn’t Make Them Go Away, So Let’s Do It Right by Beatrice Camp
- Reflections: Road Trip to Syria, 2011 by Laura Merzig Fabrycky
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Taking Performance Management Seriously by Angie Bryan
July/August 2016
- FOCUS ON CAREER DIPLOMACY TODAY
- Taking on Family Member Employment. Really! by Debra Blome
- Tandem Couples: Serving Together, Apart by Fred Odisho and Whitney Dubinsky
- A Roadmap for New Hires: 30 Rules to Survive and Thrive by Stephen G. McFarland
- Examining State’s Foreign Service Officer Hiring Today by Glenn J. Guimond
- State Department Opportunities for Students
- FEATURES
- Long Past Time to Talk About Trauma—Raising Awareness and Resilience by Angela R. Dickey
- Life After the Foreign Service—What We Are Doing Now, Part II by former and retired members of the Foreign Service
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Strengthening the Foreign Service by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Reforming Entry-Level Assignments by Andrew Kelly
- Reflections: High Hopes and Mixed Feelings—Reflections of a Consulate Intern by William Robertson
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Do I Need Professional Liability Insurance? by Angie Bryan
June 2016
- FOCUS ON CORRUPTION AND FOREIGN POLICY
- Corruption: A 21st-Century Security Challenge by Sarah Sewall
- A U.S. Policy Priority: Combating Corruption by William R. Brownfield
- Countering Corruption Regionally: The “EUR” Initiative by George Kent
- The FCPA and the Rule of Law Abroad by Thomas Firestone
- Foreign Policy and the Complexities of Corruption: The Case of South Vietnam by Stephen Randolph
- FEATURES
- Diplomatic History Lessons: A Model of Government Transparency by Tracy Whittington
- A Foreign Service Menagerie by Anthony C.E. Quainton
- Mental Health Support for Foreign Service Children: Parents Weigh In
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- The Do’s and Don’ts of the College Application Game by Claire Wedderien
- Applying to Boarding School: Lessons Learned by John F. Krotzer
- All Girls, All Boys, All Good—The Benefits of Single-Sex Education by Marybeth Hunter
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Regaining the Moral High Ground by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Supporting FS Families with Special Needs Children by Maureen M. Danzot and Mark R. Evans
- FROM THE ARCHIVES
- Gays in the Foreign Service: Debunking the Security Myth by Mead Jennings and Anne Stevenson-Yang
- Clearances and Closets: Gay Life in the Foreign Service by Jan Krc
May 2016
- FOCUS ON LIFE AFTER THE FOREIGN SERVICE
- Retirement Planning 101 by John K. Naland
- Retiring Early and Finding Your “Ever After” by Dean J. Haas
- From Consul General to Police Volunteer by Ann B. Sides
- Playing the “REA” Game—FS Work in Retirement by Lawrence Cohen
- It Takes a Village by Martha Thomas
- What We’re Doing Now by former and retired members of the Foreign Service
- FEATURE
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Structuring the Conversation by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Hippocrates and Hobbes, Assad and ISIS by Raymond Smith
- Reflections: Israelit Friedhof: A Forgotten Cemetery in Vienna by Jeffrey Glassman
April 2016
- FOCUS ON HUMANITARIAN DIPLOMACY
- Humanitarian Diplomacy An Interview with Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
- On the Ground in Turkey by Matthew Johnson
- Partnering to Meet Urgent Needs by Laura Lane
- How Refugee Resettlement in the United States Actually Works by Carol Colloton
- Pitching In to Do Vital Work by Johnny Young
- FEATURES
- Development Aid to Africa: Time for Plan B? by Don Lotter
- Ethnic and Sectarian Conflict—Two Core Issues by Andrew D. Sens
- APPRECIATION
- AFSA’s Very Own Santa Claus: Carl Edward Dillery, 1930–2016 by Steven Alan Honley
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Building the Deep Bench by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: The Department of State: Mission and Vision Examined by Edward Marks
- Reflections: Into the Desert by Kate Carr
- AFSA NEWS
- 2016 Global Ties Conference: Promoting the Foreign Service by Maria C. Livingston
- My Encounter with the IVLP Village by Amy Steinman
March 2016
- FOCUS ON WOMEN IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE
- Foreign Service Women Today: The Palmer Case and Beyond by Andrea Strano
- Federal Women’s Program for the Future by Thao Anh Tran and Kristen Stewart
- Ten Leadership Tips for Aspiring Women by Erin Soto
- A Pioneer in Saudi Arabia by Andrea Farsakh
- On Assignment with Maxine Desilet, 1949–1955 by Suzanne Cofer
- Challenging Tradition Excerpts from Elinor Constable, Phyllis Oakley and Mary Olmsted
- FEATURES
- Two Decades of Volunteer Support: Kirby Simon’s Legacy by Kathleen Sheehan and Liisa Ecola
- Extending the American Revolution Overseas: Foreign Aid, 1789–1850 by John Sanbrailo
- FS HERITAGE
- FS Personnel Evaluation, 1925–1955: A Unique View by Nicholas J. Willis
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Protecting the Career Path by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: More Hemingway, Less Kafka, Please by Matthew Keene
- Reflections: A Precarious Journey into Europe by Daniel Morris
- AFSA NEWS
- State VP Voice: Stop Calling It Maternity Leave! by Angie Bryan
January/February 2016
- FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE
- The Evolution of State's Mental Health Services by Samuel Thielman
- Mental Health and ECS—What You Should Know by Chantay White and Paulette Baldwin
- The Face of Mental Health Services Overseas by Stephen A. Young
- Time to Heal and a Place to Thrive by Ronald Holloway
- MED/MHS Checkup: Foreign Service Members Weigh In
- What About Our Kids? by Kim Deblauw
- A Foreign Service Officer's Alzheimer's Journey by John Collinge
- FS HERITAGE
- Samuel Lewis in Israel, 1977-1985 by Yoav J. Tenembaum
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Estate Planning for the Foreign Service Community by Sam Schmitt
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Reaching Out by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Retiree Access, Step by Step by Mary Ellen Gilroy
- Reflections: The Foreign Service and a Girl Named Alex by Jim Patterson
2015
December 2015
- FOCUS ON THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
- Soft Power, High Impact by Robert Zimmerman
- Looking to the Future by Jennifer Clinton and Jelena Putre
- FEATURE
- The Usefulness of Cookie-Pushing by Cecile Seha
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- FAFSA Reform: What Does It Mean for You? by Shannon Mizzi
- Options for Educating Foreign Service Kids by Leah Wallace
- Multilingual Matters: How FS Students Can Make the Most of Language-Rich Experiences Abroad by Marybeth Hunter and Christine Brown
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Refining Our Message by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Proving Public Diplomacy Programs Work by James Rider
- Reflections: Would You Like a Cup of Tea? by Josh Glazeroff
November 2015
- COVER STORY
- Getting into the Game: America’s Arctic Policy by Ásgeir Sigfússon
- FOCUS ON BOOKS BY FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
- In Their Own Write by Susan Maitra
- A Bibliography of USAID Authors by John Pielemeier
- Of Related Interest
- FS HERITAGE
- Taking Stock of Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes by Maxwell J. Hamilton and John Maxwell Hamilton
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Raising Foreign Service Kids by John K. Naland
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Opening the Conversation by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: The Trouble with the Lawyers List by James Ehrman
- Reflections: The Secretary Visits the Arctic by Miguel Rodrigues
- DEPARTMENTS
October 2015
- FOCUS ON CIV-MIL RELATIONS
- Working With the U.S. Military: 10 Things the Foreign Service Needs to Know by Ted Strickler
- The Dust of Kandahar by Jonathan S. Addleton
- The Value of Military Training for Diplomats: A Personal Story by George M. Staples
- Executive Order 13518: Veterans Employment Initiative
- FEATURES
- A Closer Look at Advancing World Food Security by Michael McClellan
- World’s Fairs Today: A Visit to Milan, Lessons for Dubai by Matthew Asada
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Setting Our Course by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: Seeking Parity Between the Civil and Foreign Services by Larry W. Roeder Jr.
- Reflections: Positive Energy in a Worldwide Outage by Todd A. Jurkowski
September 2015
- FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS AND DISSENT
- A Lifetime of Public Service: An Interview with William C. Harrop by Maria C. Livingston
- Deconstructing Dissent by Amelia Shaw
- Clearing the Air in New Delhi by Samuel Kotis
- COVER STORY
- FS KNOW-HOW
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Stepping Forward to Lead by Barbara Stephenson
- Speaking Out: The State Department Needs to Reevaluate Its Use of 360-Degree Reviews by William Bent
- Reflections: Dogs in Africa by Robert Gribbin
July/August 2015
- FOCUS ON DIPLOMACY: THE PROFESSION
- American Diplomacy at Risk: A Report from the American Academy of Diplomacy by Ronald E. Neumann
- The State of the Foreign Service: Continuing the Conversation
- The Diplomatic Academy: A First for Britain’s Foreign Office by Jon Davies
- Five Things You Should Know about the QDDR by Chris Degnan
- George Kennan On Diplomacy As a Profession
- FEATURES
- Uncovering the Lessons of Vietnam by Stephen Randolph
- Surviving Al-Jazeera and Other Public Calamities by Alberto M. Fernandez
- FS KNOW-HOW
- The Big Downsizing: Retirement Lessons by Eileen Malloy
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: The Country Team by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: America Needs a Professional Foreign Service by Charles A. Ray
- Reflections: The End of the British Empire in Aden by Kate Carr
June 2015
- FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
- Human Rights for LGBT Persons A Q&A with Special Envoy Randy Berry
- How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Have to Go by Selim Ariturk
- Promoting an LGBT-Inclusive Human Rights Agenda by Richmond Blake
- Diversity: The Mentoring Dimension by Jennifer Zimdahl Galt and Thao Anh Tran
- Toward a Foreign Service Reflecting America by Lia Miller
- Making Inclusion Real: Affinity Groups in Action
- Promoting Disability Diversity at the State Department by Amanda Richard
- BIG: Working to Make Diversity Operational by Marcus C. Singleton
- Executive Women @ State: Breaking Barriers by Susan Stevenson
- Celebrating Arab-Americans in Foreign Affairs by Jamal Al-Mussawi
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- Frank Bruni Takes on College Admissions Insanity by Francesca Kelly
- Gap Happy: One FS Student’s Experience by Marybeth Hunter
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: A Story of Foreign Service Leadership by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Employee Plus One—Marriage and the War for Talent by Michael Guest
May 2015
- COVER STORY
- Building a Foreign Service for 2025 and Beyond by Arnold Chacón and Alex Karagiannis
- FOCUS ON MANAGING RISK
- Effective Diplomacy After Benghazi by Michael Dodman
- Diplomatic Security Triage in a Dangerous World by Anthony C.E. Quainton
- Keeping Embassy Security in Perspective by James L. Bullock
- FEATURE
- Women Who Make a Difference: Reflections of a Foreign Service Wife in 1982 by Patricia B. Norland
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Tips from the Belly of the Python by John Fer
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Two Steps in Support of Career Development by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: A Strategic Approach to Public Diplomacy by Joe B. Johnson
- Reflections: Coming Out of the Cold by Jim Owen
April 2015
- FOCUS ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN VIETNAM
- History Revisited by Shawn Dorman
- Viet Cong Attack on Embassy Saigon, 1968 by Allan Wendt
- From Whitehouse to the White House by Kenneth Quinn
- Mobilizing for South Vietnam’s Last Days by Parker W. Borg
- Saigon Sayonara by Joseph McBride
- Finding My Heroes, Finding Myself: From Refugee Child to State Department Official by Anne D. Pham
- Doing Social Work in Southeast Asia by Lange Schermerhorn
- Counterinsurgency in Vietnam: Lessons for Today by Rufus Phillips
- Vietnam Today by Murray Hiebert
- Return to Vietnam: Observations in 2015 by Parker W. Borg
- APPRECIATION
- A True Gentleman: Theodore S. Wilkinson III by Steven Alan Honley
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: How to Find the Next Bill Burns by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Citizenship and Unwed Border Moms—The Misfortune of Geography by Amelia Shaw
- Reflections: Vietnam—Endings and Beginnings by Bruce A. Beardsley
- ONLINE SUPPLEMENT
March 2015
- FOCUS ON IRAN
- The Iran Watcher Program: A Different Kind of Teleworking by Jillian Burns
- The Road Back to Tehran: Bugs, Ghosts and Ghostbusters by John W. Limbert
- The 1979 Hostage Crisis: Down and Out in Tehran by Michael Metrinko
- FEATURE
- Mozambique: When Diplomacy Paid Off by Willard Depree
- FS HERITAGE
- Our Man in Fiume: Fiorello LaGuardia’s Short Diplomatic Career by Luciano Mangiafico
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: A Doyenne of the Old School by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: A Glass Half Full by David T. Jones
- Reflections: Rangoon—A Walk in the Rain by Arthur Dymond
January/February 2015
- FOCUS ON TEACHING DIPLOMACY
- Teaching Diplomacy As Process (Not Event): A Practitioner’s Song by Barbara K. Bodine
- Diplomacy Education Unzipped by Donna Marie Oglesby
- Diplomacy Works: A Practitioner’s Guide to Recent Books by Robert Dry
- Practitioners, Scholars and the Study of Diplomacy by Paul Sharp
- FEATURE
- How to Intern at State Without Leaving Home by Ahva Sadeghi
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: The Blood Telegram by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Defining Diplomacy by Edward Marks
- Reflections: They Also Serve by Steven Alan Honley
2014
December 2014
- FOCUS ON AFGHANISTAN
- Will History Repeat Itself? by Edmund McWilliams
- Five Things We Can Still Get Right by David Sedny
- What U.S. Policymakers Should Know About Afghanistan Today by Scott Smith
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- American College Rankings: How They Work and What They Mean by Francesca Kelly
- Have You Considered Boarding School? by Lawrence Jensen
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: The Departed by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Twitter Is a Cocktail Party, Not a Press Conference (or, Social Media for Reporting Officers) by Wren Elhai
- Reflections: Unpacking Memories by Douglas E. Morris
November 2014
- INTERVIEW
- A Life of Significance: An Interview with Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns by Robert J. Silverman and Shawn Dorman
- COVER STORY
- The Putin Doctrine and Preventive Diplomacy by James E. Goodby
- The Need for Consensus on American Goals by George P. Shultz
- FOCUS: IN THEIR OWN WRITE
- Books by Foreign Service Authors by Susan Maitra
- Of Related Interest
- APPRECIATION
- Remembering a Born Diplomat and Consummate Professional by James T.L. Dandridge II
- FEATURE
- Robert C. Schenck: Political Ambassador and Scoundrel by Stephen H. Muller
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: Righting the Personnel Balance at State by Robert J. Silverman
- Reflections: An Unusual Expression of Gratitude by Edward Peck
October 2014
- FOCUS: FOREIGN SERVICE SPECIALISTS
- The New Specialists by Francesca Kelly
- Specialists Reflect on Their Work
- Best. Job. Ever. by William Middleton
- King for a Day by W. Paul Margulies Jr.
- A To-Do List from a Financial Management Officer by an FMO at an Asia Post
- Despite Challenges and Change, We Make a Difference by Henry Mendelsohn
- FEATURES
- Learning from Women’s Successes in Afghanistan by Sandya Das
- Flying Monkeys in the Embassy by Christopher Teal
- FS KNOW-HOW
- Child Custody Issues in Foreign Service Divorces by Susan Keogh, Ann La Porta and Diane Holt
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: Two Secrets of the Foreign Service by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: What Specialists Want You to Know Compiled by Francesca Kelly
- Reflections: Refugee to Diplomat: A Journey by Tony Hornik-Tran
- AFSA News
- USAID VP Voice: The Cost of Longer CPC Tours by Sharon Wayne
September 2014
- COVER STORY
- A Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Back to the Future? by Marc Grossman
- FOCUS: AFSA HONORS DISSENT AND PERFORMANCE
- Turning the Tables: An Interview with Stu Kennedy by Shawn Dorman
- Integrity and Openness: Requirements for an Effective Foreign Service by Kenneth M. Quinn
- A Reflection on Bravery by Jonathan Addleton
- FEATURE
- Serving at Embassy Kabul by Bill Bent
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: Talking About Foreign Service Advocacy by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: “Up or Out” Is Harming American Foreign Policy by George B. Lambrakis
- Reflections: Sage Counsel, Fondly Remembered by Fletcher M. Burton
July/August 2014
- FOCUS: EMBASSY REPORTING TODAY
- The Art of Political Reporting by Dan Lawton
- Diplomatic Reporting: Adapting to the Information Age by John C. Gannon
- A Selection of Views from Practitioners
- Hitting the Ball by Christopher W. Bishop
- Bring in the Noise–Using Digital Technology to Promote Peace and Security by Daniel Fennell
- The Value-Added of Networking by Christopher Markley Nyce
- The Three Amigos–South Korea, Colombia and Panama Trade Agreements by Ivan Rios
- Political Reporting: Then and Now–and Looking Ahead by Kathryn Hoffman and Samuel C. Downing
- The #Twitterfication of Political and Economic Reporting by Travis Coberly
- FEATURES
- It Deserved an Oscar by Donald M. Bishop
- Westgate: The Other Nairobi and the Future of Kenya by Joash Omondi
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: The New QDDR Offers Hope by Robert J. Silverman
- Letter from the Editor: Reporting Matters by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: How to Get Better Ambassadors by Dennis Jett
- Reflections: Spy vs. Spy, Romanian Style by Luciano Mangiafico
June 2014
- FOCUS: OTHER COUNTRIES’ DIPLOMATIC CORPS
- A Legal Alien: Working at State As a Turkish Diplomat by Ömer Murat
- The Indian Foreign Service: The Glass Gets Fuller by Kishan S. Rana
- Life and Work in the Romanian Foreign Service by Diana Tase
- From Finland with Warmth by Aaretti Siitonen
- FEATURE
- Our Woman in Havana by Vicki J. Huddleston
- EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
- The Revamped SAT: A Much-Needed Overhaul or Cosmetic Surgery? by Francesca Huemer Kelly
- When School Is Hard by Michelle Grappo
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Telling Our Diplomacy Stories by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Publishing in the Foreign Service by Yaniv Barzilai
- Reflections: Shirley Temple Black: A Natural Diplomat by Ted Wilkinson
- DEPARTMENTS
- Books: Seriously Not All Right: Five Wars in Ten Years by Ron Capps reviewed by Douglas A. Koneff
May 2014
- FOCUS: 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF AFSA AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE
- Foreign Service, Civil Service: How We Got to Where We Are by Harry Kopp
- In the Beginning: The Rogers Act of 1924 by Jim Lamont and Larry Cohen
- Foreign Service Stories: What Makes Us Proud Contributions from AFSA Members
- An AFSA Timeline: Selected Highlights
- FEATURE
- The American Way of Diplomacy by Robert Hutchings
- FS HERITAGE
- Charles W. Yost: Our Man in Morocco by Felicity O. Yost
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: In Defense of Nation-Building by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Getting State and the Foreign Service Back in the Game by Robert Hunter
- Reflections: On the Eve of Independence Day by Jennie Willson
April 2014
- FOCUS: GREENING EMBASSIES
- Eco-Diplomacy: Building the Foundation by Donna M. McIntire
- The Greening Diplomacy Initiative: Capturing Innovation by Caroline D'Angelo
- The League of Green Embassies: American Leadership in Sustainability by John David Molesky
- Finns Take the LEED in Green Embassy Design by Emilia Honkasaari
- FEATURE
- How H.A. Giles Learned Chinese by Phebe Xu Gray
- COLUMNS
- President's Views: Three Reasons to Love the League of Green Embassies by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Bring Back the Powell Fellows Program by Tyler Sparks
- Reflections: Hi, My Name Is Susie—and I’m a Global Nomad by Susie Martineau
March 2014
- FOCUS
- Telling Our Stories: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection by Susan B. Maitra
- 1940s—Diplomat and World War II Heroine Constance Ray Harvey
- 1950s—The McCarthy Witch Hunt: Who “Lost” China? John S. Service
- 1960s—More Talk than Peace Philip C. Habib
- 1970s—Nixon Goes to China Chas Freeman
- 1980s—Stranded in Siberia Eileen Malloy
- 1990s—Prelude to Disaster Prudence Bushnell
- Telling Our Stories: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection by Susan B. Maitra
- FEATURES
- Some Dreamers of the Impossible Dream by James Thomas Snyder
- A “Trailing” Spouse? by Jessie Bryson
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: Are Social Media Overrated? by Robert J. Silverman
- Letter from the Editor: Coming Home by Shawn Dorman
- Speaking Out: Hispanic Representation at USAID: Why So Low for So Long? by José Garzón
- Reflections: A Quote from my Marquee by Donald M. Bishop
January/February 2014
- FOCUS
- Using ‘Social Diplomacy’ to Reach Russians by Robert Koenig
- Success and Growing Pains: Official Use of Social Media at State by Jesse Smith
- AFSA’s Social Media Roundup by Ásgeir Sigfússon
- This Is How We Tweet by Ben East
- FEATURE
- Side by Side by the Smithsonian by Beatrice Camp
- FS HERITAGE
- J. Rives Childs in Wartime Tangier by Gerald Loftus
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: The Foreign Service at 90: Future-Oriented, with Traditional Strengths by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Protecting the Realm: The Past Must Be Prologue by Timothy Lawson
- Reflections: Jasmine and Lilacs by Ray Peppers
2013
December 2013
- FEATURE
- The Island Hopper by James B. Angell
- Rethinking the Role of ‘Madam’: Kafala and the U.S. Foreign Service by Laura Merzig Fabrycky
- The Uses of History: Lessons from a Georgetown Classroom by David Galbraith
- EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
- The Revised Common App by Francesca Kelly
- A Parent’s Guide to Psychoeducational Evaluations by Chad C. Nelson
- The ABCs of Education Allowances by Pamela Ward
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: New Ideas from AFSA by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: A Plea for Greater Teamwork in the Foreign Service by George B. Lambrakis
- FS Know-How: A Practical Guide to International Divorce in the Foreign Service by Elizabeth Fitzsimmons & Richard Seipert
- Reflections: Despair, Hope, Perseverance by Robert E. Gribbin
November 2013
- FOCUS: IN THEIR OWN WRITE
- Books by Foreign Service Authors by Susan B. Maitra
- Of Related Interest
- FEATURE
- The Tyranny of Numbers by Charles Ray
- COLUMNS
- President’s Views: Due Process and the Collective Good by Robert J. Silverman
- Speaking Out: Keeping Faith with State’s Wounded Warriors by Juliet Wurr
- Reflections: Libyan Reflections by William V. Roebuck