2025

July-August 2025

• FOCUS ON GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY
  • Putting America First by Stopping Outbreaks at Their Source by Nidhi Bouri
  • Why Continued U.S. Leadership on HIV Is Essential by Angeli Achrekar
  • From Atlanta to Côte D'Ivoire: How the CDC Protects Americans Overseas A Q&A with Audrey Knutson Luxenberg
  • How to Prevent a Bacterial Pandemic in Central America by Jorge A. Huete-Pérez
  • “Wherever the Wind Takes Us”—Poor Air Quality and Long-Term Foreign Service by Michelle Zjhra with Claire Kidwell and Linda Geiser
• STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
  • MED Provider Portal: Modernizing the Foreign Service Health Care Experience by Alice Abrams
• FEATURE: SERVICE DISRUPTED
  • When USAID Disappears by Jim Bever
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: The Privilege of Serving You by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Global Health Diplomacy Today by Shawn Dorman
  • Message from the Military: Diplomats Serve at the Tip of the Spear by James G. Foggo
  • Speaking Out: Reimagining the Foreign Service EER by Jason Rubin
  • Reflections: Effective Public Diplomacy During NATO Enlargement by Gordon Duguid
  • Local Lens: Mount Nebo, Jordan by Joseph A. D’Agostino III
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: A Foreign Service for the People, by the People by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • FCS VP Voice: What I’ve Learned by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Parting Advice by John K. Naland

June 2025

• FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
  • Advancing U.S. Economic Interests Overseas in an Era of Rising Tariffs by Daniel Crocker
  • Fortifying Minerals Diplomacy: Four Nations, Four Solutions by Mahnaz Khan
  • FAS: Agricultural Economic Diplomacy in Action by Evan Mangino
  • Cold War Insights for Evidence-Driven Tech Competition Today by Darrow Godeski Merton
• COVER STORY: SERVICE DISRUPTED
  • What We’ve Lost: Firsthand Accounts from the Field by Members of the Foreign Service Community
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Earning American Credentials Abroad by Lauren Steed
  • What to Know When Considering French Schools by Martin Thomen
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: AFSA Is Here for You, and We Need Your Help by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Standing Up for Service by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Not Just Specialists Anymore by Monica Jean Normil
  • Reflections: State and Defense: Closer Than You Might Think by Robert Hilton
  • Local Lens: Shanghai, China by West Follmer
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Speaking Up About Morale by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: When Leadership Fails by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: Gardening Our Community by Joshua Burke

April-May 2025

• FOCUS ON THE U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP
  • Vietnam and the United States: The Way Ahead by Ted Osius
  • A Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: U.S.-Vietnam Ties at 30 Years by Marc E. Knapper
  • Peace, Cooperation, and Global Progress: 30 Years of Vietnam-U.S. Diplomacy by H.E. Nguyen Quoc Dzung
  • The Last Steps of Normalization: Reflections of the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 2001-2004 by Raymond Burghardt
  • Toward a More “Geopolitically Driven” Relationship: Reflections of the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 2011-2014 by David B. Shear
  • The Tết Offensive: Six Hours That Transformed America by Kenneth M. Quinn
  • Through the Visa Window: Those Who Leave, Those We Left, Those Who Stay by Greg Naarden and Charles Helms
  • Stone Fruit Diplomacy: From the Golden State to the Land of the Blue Dragon by Marc Gilkey
• FEATURE: SERVICE DISRUPTED
  • Lives Upended: The Impact of USAID’s Dismantling on Those Who Serve by Members of the Foreign Service
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • A Brief RIF Explainer by David Roberts
• LIFE AFTER THE FOREIGN SERVICE
  • Discovering Extended Family at Spirit of America by Chaz Martin
• APPRECIATION
  • Jimmy Carter: Diplomats Remember
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: A Diplomacy Success Story for Today by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Speaking Out: An Open Letter on USAID to the Secretary of State by Steven E. Hendrix
  • Reflections: Early Days in the Operations Center by Jonathan B. Rickert
  • Local Lens: Fethiye, Türkiye by Andrea Nagy
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus: Requiem for the Voice That Carried a Nation’s Conscience, by Steve Herman
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Navigating Uncertainty in the FS Evaluation Cycle by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Foreign Assistance Is Vital by Randy Chester
  • FAS VP Voice: FAS Provides Massive Returns on Investment by Evan Mangino
  • Retiree VP Voice: Providing for Your Next of Kin by John K. Naland

March 2025

• FOCUS ON NOTES TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
  • Notes to the New Administration
• FEATURES
  • Subnational Diplomacy: A Conversation with Special Representative Nina Hachigian
  • The Puzzling Story of Manuel Rocha, U.S. Diplomat and Secret Agent for Cuba by David C. Adams
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • Cultural Competency for Effective Communications by Charles Morrill
• FS HERITAGE
  • Poznan 1995: Requiem for a Diplomatic Post by Dick Virden
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Proud to Serve, Proud to Defend the Foreign Service by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: A Time of Upheaval by Vivian Walker and Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Bridging the Interagency Gap by John Ringquist
  • Reflections: NATO Recruitment Tours by Vincent Chiarello
  • Local Lens: South Africa by Michael Roome
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: How Will the FY 2025 NDAA Affect You? by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: The Fight for USAID by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: Losing to China by Joshua Burke

January-February 2025

• FOCUS ON TRANSITIONS
  • Liberate the Future by Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
  • From the FSJ Archive: A Look Back—The Foreign Service and Presidential Elections
  • Working a Presidential Transition: First-Person Accounts Compiled by Daniel Evensen
• STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
  • Management Matters: New Tools for Middle Managers at State by Sarah Wardwell and Jean Akers
• FEATURE
  • DACOR Bacon House Turns 200 by J. Thomas Brannan
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Time of Transition by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Speaking Out: Defending Values—The Case for Strategic Clarity by Robert S. Wang
  • Reflections: A Latin Love Affair Spanning 60 Years by Louisa Rogers
  • Local Lens: Portillo, Chile by Martin Claessens
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Flourishing in Our Career Paths in 2025 and Beyond by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Why USAID? by Randy Chester
  • FAS VP Voice: Toward a Culture of Dissent by Evan Mangino
  • Federal Tax Guide
  • State Tax Guide for AFSA Members

2024

December 2024

• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
  • 2024 Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy: A Conversation with Ambassador Marc Grossman
  • 2024 Awards for Constructive Dissent
  • 2024 Awards for Exemplary Performance
  • 2024 Foreign Service Champions Award
• FEATURE
  • Social Entrepreneurship and the Professional Diplomat by John Marks
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Navigating the Foreign Service Educational Landscape by Rebecca McPherson
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: An Eventful Year Comes to a Close by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: What’s Next? by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Foreign Service at 100—It’s Time for Renewal by George Krol
  • Reflections: Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow by Jonathan B. Rickert
  • Local Lens: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania by Nathan Tidwell
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Consensus Building Creates Effective Teams by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: AFSA Wins Grievance by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: Some Things to Celebrate by Joshua Burke
  • FAS VP Voice: Explain Yourself by Evan Mangino

November 2024

• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
  • In Their Own Words: An Interview with Four Foreign Service Authors by David K. Wessel
• COVER STORY
  • NATO at 75
• FEATURES
  • The Marginalization of Career Diplomats by Thomas Scherer and Dan Spokojny
  • Controlling Kissinger by Fletcher M. Burton
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: NATO at 75: It’s Personal ... by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Speaking Out: My $100,000 EER by Rachel Schneller
  • Reflections: The Elephants Make a Comeback by Seth Luxenberg
  • Local Lens: Antarctica by Justin Franklin
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: State’s Talent Retention Objectives by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Thank you, Sue by Randy Chester
  • Retiree VP Voice: Honoring Fallen Colleagues by John K. Naland

October 2024

• FOCUS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TODAY
  • USAID: A Critical National Security Tool by Steven E. Hendrix
  • Foreign Assistance Lessons from Afghanistan: How to Balance Accountability and Learning by David H. Young
  • 15 Minutes That Mattered: Wartime Assistance to Ukraine by David Schlaefer
  • South Sudan at 13: Reflections on Crisis, Aid, and the Road to Recovery by Julius Kaut
• FEATURES
  • Reimagining Public Diplomacy for the Digital Age by Vivian S. Walker
  • Making Our Rhetoric Real: U.S. Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands by John Hennessey-Niland
• FS HERITAGE
  • Through His Lens: The Legacy of Pioneering U.S. Foreign Service Officer Griff Davis by Dorothy M. Davis
• SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS SUPPLEMENT
  • Traditions and Community: Summer Camp for FS Kids by Jessica Powley Hayden
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Welcoming New Hires by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Looking Ahead by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Case for Reforming State’s Discipline Procedures by Jennifer Davis
  • Reflections: Beijing Beginnings by Beatrice Camp
  • Local Lens: Abu Dhabi, UAE by Carole Fenton
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Deconstructing Accountability at State by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Prepping for Your Retirement by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: A Season to Harvest by Joshua Burke

September 2024

• FOCUS ON THE CLIMATE DIPLOMACY LANDSCAPE
  • The Climate Crisis: How the U.S. Is Leading the Global Response by Sue Biniaz
  • Unlocking Resilience: Using Data to Drive Positive Climate Action in Conflict-Prone Regions by Luna Ruiz and Kayly Ober
  • AI Air Quality Forecasting: A State-NASA Partnership by Mary Tran
  • Fertilizer Diplomacy by Michael Conlon
  • Decarbonizing Industry Through Demand: The First Movers Coalition by Pablo Burkolter
  • From the FSJ Archive: Climate Diplomacy
• FEATURES
  • A Decade-Long Campaign to Reform Assignment Restriction Programs by Matthew Asada
  • Employee Organizations Advance Religious Inclusion at State by Thomas Lyons
• APPRECIATION
  • A Soft-Spoken Institution Builder: Lars Holman Hydle (1940-2023) by Thomas Boyatt
• RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
  • Life After the Foreign Service: From U.S. Diplomat to Diplomatic Educator by Richard W. Mueller
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Staying True to Ourselves by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Speaking Out: Pre-Election Homework—Build Our Institution by John Fer
  • Message from the Hill: From FS Kid to FS Champion in Congress—A Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen
  • Reflections: Prying Open a Closed Society in Poland by Dick Virden
  • Local Lens: Taipei, Taiwan by Noah Rose
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Understanding Assignment Restrictions and Denials by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Transition Anxiety by Randy Chester
  • Retiree VP Voice: Reviewing Your Retirement Plan by John K. Naland
  • Meet the 2024 AFSA Merit Award Winners

July-August 2024

• FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
  • Mental Health Support at State: No Shame, No Penalties
  • Addressing Mental Health Needs at USAID by Clinton D. White and Randy Chester
  • Mental Health First Aid for Foreign Service Families by Lia Miller
  • Can Happiness Make Us Better Diplomats? by Amelia Shaw
  • Resources: Where to Turn When You Need Assistance
• FEATURES
  • The FS at 100—What Does the Future Hold?
  • The Ideal Foreign Service by Josh Morris
• STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
  • Modernizing Foreign Service Assessments: The Move to Virtual Platforms by Patrick T. Slowinski
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Mental Health in the Foreign Service by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Speaking Out: Workplace Conditions at State—Change Is Coming by Stacy D. Williams
  • Off-Road with the Foreign Service: Swimming with Whales in Tonga by Tom Armbruster
  • Reflections: Diplomats, Firecrackers, and a Checker Cab—The Opening of U.S. Embassy Beijing by Don Hausrath
  • Local Lens: Kulikalon Lake, Tajikistan by Alex Noppe
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Countering Mental and Physical Burnout at Work by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • FAS VP Voice: Ushering in the Next Chapter by Lisa Ahramjian
  • FCS VP Voice: Building a Strong Foundation by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Preserving the Annuity Exception by John K. Naland

June 2024

• FOCUS ON AI FOR DIPLOMACY
  • New Tools for Better Foreign Policy by Dan Spokojny
  • An AI Primer for Policy Professionals by Zed Tarar
  • At the Crossroads of Tradition and Innovation with AI by Paul Kruchoski
  • Toward Data-Informed Multilateral Diplomacy by Paula Osborn
  • AI Disruption and Responsible Use in Diplomacy by Evanna Hu
• FEATURE
  • Beyond Scale: Three Steps Toward Modernizing the Foreign Service by Darrow Godeski Merton
• FS HERITAGE
  • Henry of the Tower Revisited by Thomas N. Hull
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Beyond Borders: Launching Third Culture Kids by Rebecca McPherson
  • Education at a Glance
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Diplomacy Works—Do Our Budgets Reflect That? by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: AI for Diplomacy by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Foreign Service Deserves Its Own Sorting Hat by Eric Bernau
  • Reflections: Tipping the Scales in Favor of Stability by Joseph Anthony D’Agostino III
  • Local Lens: Los Cobanos, El Salvador by Caitlin Hartford
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Advancing Diplomacy for the Next Century by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Answers for Our Overworked Workforce by Randy Chester
  • Retiree VP Voice: Mandatory Retirement—Why Still Age 65? by John K. Naland
  • AFSA on the Hill: FY24 Appropriations Outcomes by Kim Sullivan

May 2024

• FOCUS ON THE U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE AND AFSA CENTENNIALS
  • Looking to the Future by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
  • At the Center of Smart Power by Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • The Best, Brightest, and Most Loyal by James A. Baker III
  • Planting and Growing Seeds of Prosperity and Justice Worldwide by USAID Administrator Samantha Power
  • AFSA: A Vital Voice for Small Agencies by Director General Mark Petry, Foreign Agricultural Service
  • AFSA and the Evolution of the Foreign Service Career by John K. Naland
  • The U.S. Foreign Service and AFSA Through 100 Years of the Journal
  • Foreign Service Proud: 100 Words for 100 Years by FS Members
  • A Look at the Ideal Foreign Service for the Next Generation by Toby Wolf
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Building on 100 Years of Service by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Born Together in 1924 by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: It’s Up to Us to Implement the Learning Policy by Don Jacobson
  • Reflections: Raising Children in East Berlin by Otho Eskin
  • Local Lens: Nairobi, Kenya by Armando L. Muir
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Celebrating Asian American Leadership by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Remembering Our Fallen USAID Colleagues by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: Do the Math—FCS Makes Sense by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Follow the Money by John K. Naland

April 2024

• FOCUS ON WORKPLACE WELL-BEING
  • Office of the Ombuds Takes on Bullying at State by Brianna Bailey-Gevlin
  • Setting the Table for Inclusion: Five Things Leaders Can Do to Interrupt Toxic Behaviors by Ana Escrogima
• FEATURE
  • First-Generation Professionals: Another Dimension of Diversity by Scott B. Winton
• FS HERITAGE
  • The Department of State’s Reception Centers: Back to the Future by Matthew Asada
• RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
  • Life After the Foreign Service
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Hope for Resolving Workplace Conflict by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: From Bullying to Happiness by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Surprising Secret to Powerful Leadership by Johanna Villalobos
  • Reflections: Get That Man a Chair by Michael Varga
  • Local Lens: Kathmandu, Nepal by Andrea Nagy
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Implementing the NDAA by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Past Time to Stop the Bullying by Randy Chester
  • Retiree VP Voice: Two Quirks in Federal Retirement Benefits by John K. Naland

March 2024

• FOCUS ON ORAL HISTORIES
  • A Century of Service: Firsthand Accounts from U.S. Diplomats by Tom Selinger, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
  • Diplomatic Security Service: Early Days by Angela French, Diplomatic Security Public Affairs Office
• STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
  • A Look at the New Learning Policy: How, When, and Where Do State Department Employees Learn? by Sarah Wardwell
• FEATURE
  • Pomelo Diplomacy by Marc Gilkey
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Promoting All Aspects of Diversity by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Let’s Talk About the Mail by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Needed—A New Approach to Protecting America’s Diplomatic Treasures by Glyn Davies
  • Reflections: Serving at the Panda Post by Doug Kelly
  • Local Lens: Lake Tekapo, New Zealand by Carole Fenton
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Spotlight on EERs and the New Scoring Rubric by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Promotion Evaluation Reforms by Randy Chester
  • FCS VP Voice: Signs of a Spring Thaw? by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Esprit de Corps by John K. Naland
  • AFSA on the Hill: Third Year of Robust Authorization Acts by Kim Greenplate
  • AFSA Good Works at 100: The AFSA Memorial Plaques

January-February 2024

• FOCUS ON THE CENTENNIAL YEAR KICKOFF
  • AFSA’s First Hundred Years by Harry W. Kopp
  • Lest We Forget: The Importance of Leadership in a Time of Adversity by P. Michael McKinley
  • From the FSJ Archive: The Journal on 100 Years of AFSA
• FEATURE
  • The High School Foreign Service Association: Engaging Aspiring Diplomats by Ivan Pankov
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: 2024: Celebration, Reflection—and Looking Forward by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Kicking Off the Centennial by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: State’s Pledge to Stop Promoting Bullies by Zia Ahmed
  • Reflections: The Opening of U.S. Embassy Nuku`alofa by Tom Armbruster
  • Local Lens: Hanoi, Vietnam by Trevor Hublin
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: New Year’s Resolutions in Leadership and Labor Management by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: What’s in Store for ’24 by Randy Chester
  • FAS VP Voice: It’s Not All Unicorns and Rainbows? by Lisa Ahramjian
  • FCS VP Voice: No Wind in Our Sails by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Retiree Resolutions by John K. Naland
  • AFSA Good Works at 100: Supporting FS Families: The AFSA Scholarship Program
  • 2023 AFSA Tax Guide

2023

December 2023

• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
  • 2023 Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy: A Conversation with Ambassador John Tefft
  • 2023 Awards for Constructive Dissent
  • 2023 Awards for Exemplary Performance
  • 2023 Foreign Service Champions Award
• COVER STORY
  • The State Department Dissent Channel: History and Impact by Sara Berndt and Holly Holzer
• FEATURE
  • Operation Nica Welcome by Kate Applegate
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • A Parent’s Guide to Psychoeducational Assessments by Chad C. Nelson
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Constructive Dissent Is Vital by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Recognizing Achievement, Looking Ahead by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Promotion Unicorns and the Case for Humility by Yikee Adje
  • Family Member Matters: Ever Heard of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets? by Natalie Aucoin
  • Local Lens: Toronto, Canada by Martin Claessens
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Resourcing Career-Long Learning by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Time to Celebrate, Reflect, and Plan by Randy Chester
  • Retiree VP Voice: Reviewing Your Retirement Plan by John K. Naland
  • AFSA on the Hill: Making Strides in Accommodating Careers Overseas by Kim Greenplate

November 2023

• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
• FEATURE
  • Welcome Refugees: School Campuses as Sites for Resettlement and Integration by Diya Abdo
• FS HERITAGE
  • Once Upon a Time: The U.S. Consulate in Martinique by Sébastien Perrot-Minnot
• APPRECIATION
  • Architect of Nation-Building: James F. “Jim” Dobbins, 1942-2023 by Fletcher M. Burton
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: AFSA-PAC and Engagement on Capitol Hill by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: Finding the Words by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Quest for Reasonable Civ-Mil Parity by Adam R. Pearlman
  • Reflections: The Swedish Vasa Order of America by Beatrice Camp
  • Local Lens: Istanbul, Türkiye by Dave Panetti
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Tackling Global Strategic Challenges as a Servant Leader by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: It’s Been a Minute—Time to Reorganize by Randy Chester

October 2023

• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES AT HOME
  • Our Foreign Service Adoption Journey by Clayton Bond
  • Cultural Identity Formation in Third Culture Kids by Lia Miller
  • Resources for Raising Foreign Service Kids by John K. Naland
  • How One FS Kid Created a Human Rights Organization by Aidan Gorman
  • Third Culture Kids: The Enduring Effects of Formative Years in Cairo by Mary Mariko Muro, Jill P. Strachan, and John R. Whitman
• COVER STORY
  • Crisis at the Russian White House, 1993 by Louis D. Sell
• FEATURE
  • Doggedly by Jean A. Monfort
• FS HERITAGE
  • U.S. Consul Thayer’s Beethoven by Luciano Mangiafico
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: The Broken Nominations Process by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: FS Families … at Home by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Go Ahead, Ask About My Accent by Nikolina Kulidzan
  • Reflections: It Took Me 30 Years, but I Finally Put Down Roots by Louisa Rogers
  • Local Lens: Vilnius, Lithuania by Susan Jorgensen
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Building a Culture of Belonging by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: A Case for Unions by Randy Chester
  • FAS VP Voice: Small but Mighty, Not More with Less by Lisa Ahramjian
  • FCS VP Voice: A Season of Newness by Joshua Burke
  • Retiree VP Voice: Safeguard Your Finances by John K. Naland

September 2023

• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES AT WORK
  • Family Member Job Hunting After the Pandemic by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • From the FSJ Archive: FS Spouse Employment
  • Making Overseas Telework Better by Amelia Shaw
  • What to Expect When You’re Expecting Parental Leave by Anne Coleman-Honn, Laura Hochla, and Isabel Rioja-Scott
  • Single Parents Serving by Tamara Shie
• FEATURE
  • Rock Your Heart Out by Alvaro Amador Muniz
• FS HERITAGE
  • The Diplomat Who Started a (Culture) War by Matthew Algeo
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Priorities for the New Governing Board by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Letter from the Editor: FS Families … at Work by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Merit Pay for Family Member Employees by Jonathan Geense
  • Reflections: From “Redneck Hillbilly” to “Radical” to Career Diplomat by James R. Bullington
  • Local Lens: Old Delhi, India by James Adams
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Your Voice Matters—People-Focused Conversations by Hui Jun Tina Wong
  • USAID VP Voice: Advancing the Best Interests of USAID FSOs by Randy Chester
  • AFSA on the Hill: Advocacy in Congressional Stalemates by Kim Greenplate
  • Meet the 2023-2025 AFSA Governing Board

July-August 2023

• FOCUS ON DEIA: FOUNDATIONS FOR PROGRESS
  • DEIA Is No Longer Just “Nice to Have” by Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
  • Advancing Racial Equity and DEIA: Ten Truths of Implementation by Marianne Scott
  • Let Our Rejoicing Rise: TLG Celebrates 50 Years by Yolonda Kerney and Krystle Norman
  • Through the Rearview Mirror: The 1970s Reform of Women’s Role in Diplomacy by Marguerite Cooper
  • Before Meyer, et al. v. U.S. Department of State: A 1996 Accessibility Milestone by Paul M. Carter Jr.
  • From Undocumented to U.S. Career Diplomat by Jesse Gutierrez
• COVER STORY
  • East Africa Embassy Bombings, 25 Years Later: Reflections from Ambassadors Prudence Bushnell and John E. Lange
  • The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund: What You Should Know by Lee Ann Ross
• FEATURE
  • The Real Heroes in Getting Out of Saigon: U.S. Foreign Service Officers by D. Z. Stone
• APPRECIATION
  • A Prime Mover for Disability Rights: Judith Heumann (1947–2023) by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: A Fond but Cautionary Farewell by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Tragic Markers and Progress Milestones by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Boomerang Diplomats? Another Look at Reappointment by Sonnet Frisbie
  • Reflections: Is Iran Back to 1979? by George Lambrakis
  • Local Lens: Petra, Jordan by Larry Mandel
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Television
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Looking Back on Four Years as State VP by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: (Best) Places to Work—Let’s Do Better by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: The Journey Continues by John K. Naland
  • 2021-2023 AFSA Governing Board Term Report

June 2023

• FOCUS ON U.S. & AFRICA: TOWARD PARTNERSHIPS
  • U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Elevating the Partnership with Africa by Dana Banks
  • Deepening Working Relationships in Africa by Herman J. Cohen
  • A Key to Success: Engaging Civil Society by Kehinde Togun and Maria Kisumbi
  • The Business of Diplomacy: Prioritizing the U.S.-Africa Commercial Agenda by Scott Eisner
• FEATURE
  • Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Frank Discussion by Annie Pforzheimer and Heather Barr
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Generative AI and the College Admissions Process by Francesca Kelly
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
  • New USAJobs Portal Aims to Bring Students into Government by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • Special Needs Education Allowances: An Update by Rebecca McPherson
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Accomplishments and Challenges by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: U.S.-Africa Partnerships by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Standing By Taiwan and Its Democracy—Why Statecraft Is Not Just About Avoiding Conflict by Robert S. Wang
  • Reflections: Finding Pavarotti in Western Zambia by Carl William Henn
  • Local Lens: Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China by Alex Litichevsky
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Your Pension Should Be Your Pension, Period by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: A Complicated Question with No Clear Answer by Jason Singer
  • Inside Diplomacy: Climate Change and the Role of Diplomacy

May 2023

• FOCUS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY—THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND
  • Up Close with American Exhibit Guides to the Soviet Union, 1959-1991
  • Broadcasting Behind the (Opening) Iron Curtain by Mark G. Pomar
  • The Journey to Expo 2020 Dubai and Its Legacy by Matthew Asada
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Cold War Lessons by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Public Diplomacy at Its Best by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: How Will You Lead? by Todd Kushner and Paul Watzlavick
  • Reflections: Dogging It in the Foreign Service by Dave Dunford
  • Local Lens: Abu Dhabi, UAE by Sarah Talalay
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: The Dreaded Washington Assignment by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: The Global Community Liaison Office by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: Threats to Retirement Benefits by John K. Naland

April 2023

• FOCUS ON DIGITAL CURRENCY: A NEW FRONTIER FOR DIPLOMACY
  • Playing Catch-Up with China’s Fintech Strides by Yaya J. Fanusie
  • What Should We Know About Digital Currency? Interview with Sheila Warren
• FEATURE
  • Losing the Peace in the Central African Republic by Laurence Wohlers
• RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
  • Reviewing Your Retirement Plan: 12 Things to Do by John K. Naland
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Road Safety—A Clear and Present Danger by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Exploring a New Frontier for Diplomacy by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Why Our Evaluation System Is Broken and What to Do About It by Virginia Blaser
  • Reflections: A Greenland Friendship by Dan Whitman
  • Local Lens: Grand Harbour, Malta by Mike Regal
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: The Vibe from Foreign Service Orientation Classes by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: OECD Peer Review—PEERing into the Future by Jason Singer
  • FAS VP Voice: Cultivating the Next Generation of Ag Leaders by Lisa Ahramjian
  • Retiree VP Voice: The Foreign Service Honor Roll by John K. Naland

March 2023

• FOCUS ON FS REFORM: OUTLOOK AND CONSIDERATIONS
  • Toward a More Modern Foreign Service: Next Steps by Marc Grossman and Marcie Ries
  • From Instinct to Evidence in Foreign Policy Decision-Making by Dan Spokojny
  • Learning the Ropes Through Rotations by Beatrice Camp
  • Meritocracy at State: Who Deserves What by Marshall Sherrell
  • Why Senior Leaders Cannot Reform the State Department by John Fer
• FEATURE
  • Mali’s SPEAR Team: Protecting U.S. Diplomats at a Dangerous Post by Kyle Andreasen
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Back to the Spoils System? by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Foreign Service Reform Today by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: In the Corridors—Where Culture, Reputation, and DEIA Meet by Tanesha T. Dillard
  • Reflections: The Letter That Saved a Romanian Diplomat-Spy by Jonathan B. Rickert
  • Local Lens: Helsinki, Finland by Ásgeir Sigfússon
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: AFSA Wins in the New Year by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: The Future of the Foreign Service at USAID—More Questions than Answers by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: Authorizations and Funding Outcomes by Kim Greenplate

January-February 2023

• FOCUS ON AFSA AS A UNION AT 50
  • When Lightning Struck Twice: How AFSA’s “Young Turks” Launched the Union by Thomas Boyatt
  • AFSA Becomes a Union: Why It Matters by John K. Naland
  • Federal Unions and USAID: The Challenge for AFSA by Jason Singer
  • From the FSJ Archive: The FSJ on AFSA’s Path to Unionization
• FEATURE
  • When Terror Strikes Home: Covering Our Children While Protecting All Americans by Kenneth M. Quinn
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: You Are AFSA—AFSA Needs You by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: The AFSA Union at 50 by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Schedule F—Let’s Deprofessionalize Government and Make America Irrelevant Again by Dennis Jett
  • Reflections: Holding History in the Vatican’s Secret Archives by Vincent Chiarello
  • Local Lens: Jerusalem, Israel by Michael Longhauser
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • Call for Nominations: 2023-2025 AFSA Governing Board
  • State VP Voice: Focusing on Our Specialist Members by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: USAID’s Workforce Report to Congress by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: AFSA’s Good Works—Scholarship Programby John K. Naland
  • FAS VP Voice: Time to Modernize Our Collective Bargaining Agreement by Lisa Ahramjian
  • FCS VP Voice: Communication—A Two-Way Street Named Action by Charles Ranado
  • 2022 AFSA Tax Guide

2022

December 2022

• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
  • 2022 Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy: A Conversation with Anne W. Patterson
  • 2022 Foreign Service Champions Award
  • 2022 Awards for Constructive Dissent
  • 2022 Awards for Exemplary Performance
  • When Is It Ethical to Resign in Protest? by Steve Walker
• FEATURE
  • Promoting Democracy in Tumultuous Times by Bill Wanlund
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Transition to College: Supporting Third Culture Kids’ Mental Health by Megan Norton
  • What You Need to Know: Returning to U.S. Public Schools with Special Education Needs by Charlotte Larsen and Rebecca McPherson
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Celebrating—and Strengthening—Constructive Dissent by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Excellence and Integrity in Diplomacy by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: “Winning the Competition for Talent”—The Case for Expanding the Diplomat in Residence Program by Brendan Rivage-Seul
  • Reflections: The Enduring Value of International Exchange by Zach Przystup
  • Local Lens: Samarkand, Uzbekistan by Maryum Saifee
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
• AFSA NEWS
  • AFSA Awards Honor Foreign Service Excellence and Constructive Dissent
  • State VP Voice: 2022—A Year of Engagement and Progress by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Getting This Reorg Right by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: The Need to Reauthorize Foreign Affairs Agencies by Kim Greenplate

November 2022

• COVER STORY
  • New Bureau, New Cyber Priorities in Foreign Affairs
• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
  • Memoir Writing: The Art of Telling Your Story by Frank J. Young
• FEATURES
  • Machiavelli on How to Be a Good Diplomat by David B. Shear
  • Memorializing the U.S. Consular Presence in Martinique by Sébastien Perrot-Minnot
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game? by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Telling Your Story by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Why the State Department Needs an Office of Diplomatic Gaming by Robert Domaingue
  • Reflections: Fear Descends on Liberia by Charles Gurney
  • Local Lens: Placencia, Belize by Joan Cristini
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: The Foreign Service Reform Agenda by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: USAID and a New Chief Human Capital Officer by Jason Singer
  • FAS VP Voice: Capitalizing on a Recovering FAS Foreign Service by Lisa Ahramjian

October 2022

• FOCUS: PERSPECTIVES ON UKRAINE
  • Understanding Ukraine by William B. Taylor
  • Did NATO Expansion Really Cause Putin’s Invasion? by Ken Moskowitz
  • Should Ukraine Have Kept Nuclear Weapons? by Rose Gottemoeller
  • Ukraine Reconstruction: Priorities, Institutions, and the Private Sector by Michael A. Lally
• STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
  • FSO Selection: Changing the Path to the Oral Assessment by Deidi Delahanty
  • Language Testing Reforms: What You Need to Know by David B. Sawyer
• APPRECIATION
  • An Inspiring Foreign Service Life: Ann Delavan Harrop, 1928-2022 by Susan Rockwell Johnson
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: More Diplomacy, Now by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Ukraine in Context by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: WikiLeaks Damage Lives On: The Case of Marafa Hamidou Yaya by Niels Marquardt
  • Off-Road with the Foreign Service: Visiting the Fergana Valley by James Talalay
  • Reflections: The Swedish Cannonball by Jonathan B. Rickert
  • Local Lens: Hoi An, Vietnam by Carole Fenton
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Talking Points
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Progress on Equity for Local FS Hires by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Promoting an Improved Process by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: The Remarkable History of the FS Grievance System by John K. Naland

September 2022

• FOCUS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH AFRICA
  • Much Cause for Worry: A Clear-Eyed Look at Africa by Mark G. Wentling
  • A Brighter Future for Africa? by Tibor Nagy
  • Great Expectations by Kendra L. Gaither
  • Higher Education and the New Scramble for Africa by Jonathan V. Ahlstrom
  • Kennedy, Nixon and the Competition for Mr. Africa, 1952-1960 by Gregory L. Garland
• FEATURE
  • Helping Refugees in Poland by Lilia Lally
• FS HERITAGE
  • The Short Diplomatic Career of Mordecai Manuel Noah by Luciano Mangiafico
• RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
  • Retirement Planning: A Mid-Career Checklist by John K. Naland
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Welcome, Director General Bernicat! AFSA Stands Ready to Work with You by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Africa at the Center by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Democracy as a Vocation by José M. Garzón
  • Reflections: The Lure of the “Painful Childhood” by Louisa Rogers
  • Local Lens: North Sulawesi, Indonesia by Paul Taylor
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Family Member Employment—An AFSA Priority by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Collaboration Through Co-Creation—Putting Policy into Practice by Jason Singer
  • FAS VP Voice: The True Cost of FAS’ Administrative Burden by Lisa Ahramjian
  • AFSA on the Hill: State-Level Advocacy—Emerging Issues and Progress by Kim Greenplate
  • Meet the 2022 AFSA Merit Award Winners

July-August 2022

• COVER STORY
  • U.S.-China Relations at 50: Learning Lessons and Moving Ahead by Robert S. Wang
• FOCUS: FOREIGN SERVICE TRANSITIONS
  • Just Another Glamorous Move by Deborah Derrick
  • FS Singles: How We See Things by Naureen Nalia
  • Supporting Families and Third-Culture Kids Through FS Transitions by Wyokemia Joyner and Sarah Genton
  • The Complex Challenge of Transporting Pets by Melissa Mathews
  • What to Expect When You’re … Evacuating by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • And Now for Something Completely Different … by Daniel Crocker
• APPRECIATION
  • Remembering Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022
• FEATURE
  • Diplomacy, the Third Strand of War and Peace by Fletcher M. Burton
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Women’s Reproductive Health Must Be a Priority by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Speaking of Transitions by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Serbia and Russia and the Coming Balkan Storm by Denis Rajic and Marko Attila Hoare
  • Reflections: Pearl Buck’s Rehabilitation in China by Beatrice Camp
  • Local Lens: Namangan, Uzbekistan by James Talalay
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus
  • Talking Points
  • In Memory
  • Books
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Time for an Office of Conflict Resolution by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Rebuilding for the Long Term by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: Threats to Retirement Benefits by John K. Naland

June 2022

• COVER STORY
  • Moldova—Putin’s Next Target? by James Pettit
• FOCUS: A PROGRESS REPORT ON DIVERSITY
  • The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Turns One: An Interview with Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
  • The Payne Fellowship Network: Advancing DEIA at USAID by Mariela Medina Castellanos
  • The FAS Diversity Fellowship Answers: “Why Not?” by Valerie Brown
  • A Foreign Service Career—Blindness Didn’t Stop Me by Roy Glover
  • Supporting State’s LGBTQI+ Workforce by Thomas Coleman
• FS HERITAGE
  • Why the Office of War Information Still Matters by Nicholas J. Cull
  • OWI and the “Battle of Sweden” by Williams S. Martin and Daria Gasparini
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Getting a Degree Overseas: An Option Worth Considering? by Rebecca Grappo
  • Transitioning FS Kids to U.S. Public Schools: What You Need to Know by Charlotte Larsen
  • How to Qualify for In-State College Tuition by John K. Naland
  • Education-at-a-Glance Chart
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: The Time for Diplomacy Is Now by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: DEIA Today—“We Can Walk and Chew Gum” by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: iMatch—Ready for Takeoff? by Ubah Khasimuddin
  • Reflections: Election Saga, Bangui by Robert E. Gribbin
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters
  • Letters-Plus: No One Was Listening… ?! by Desaix (Terry) Myers
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Ongoing Issues at State by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: When Is a Presidential Priority Not a Priority? by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: FY22 AFSA Appropriations Outcomes by Kim Greenplate

May 2022

• FOCUS ON LIFE AFTER THE FOREIGN SERVICE
  • The Last Assignment: Moving into Retirement by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • An Insider’s Guide to the Re-Employed Annuitant Program by John K. Naland
  • Working with the U.S. Military by Larry Butler
  • Global Photography: From Hobby to Career by Charles O. Cecil
  • Setting Sail: Life after USAID by Charles Llewellyn
  • AFSA Resources for Retirees by Dolores Brown
• FEATURE
  • Boosting Space Diplomacy at State by David A. Epstein
• FS HERITAGE
  • Lethal Encounter in Tehran: The Attack on U.S. Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie and Its Aftermath by Michael Zirinsky
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: One Foreign Service Family by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: There Is Life After by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: On Our Own—Diplomats Deserve Equal Access to Reproductive Health Services by Andrea Capellán
  • Reflections: The Power of Our Example by Ronald E. Hawkins Jr.
• DEPARTMENTS
  • BOOKS
    • Keith Mines on Stabilizing Fragile States: Why It Matters and What to Do about It, by Rufus C. Phillips III
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Locality Pay for Local FS Hires—It’s Time by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Now Is the Time to Think about Retirement by Jason Singer
  • FAS VP Voice: Standing Behind Those Who Step Up by Lisa Ahramjian
  • Retiree VP Voice: Staying Connected with Colleagues by John K. Naland

April 2022

• COVER STORY
  • Small but Mighty: APHIS Turns 50 by Karen Sliter and Russell Duncan
• FOCUS ON NEW CORE PRECEPTS
  • The New Core Precepts and What They Mean by Lisa Vickers
  • The Case for a Foreign Service Core Precept on DEIA by Kim McClure
• FEATURE
  • The Little Book That Could: Inside a U.S. Embassy, Telling the Foreign Service Story for More Than a Quarter Century by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
• FS HERITAGE
  • Jeannette Lafrance: A Pioneering Foreign Service Woman by Larissa Moseley
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • How To Be a Zooming Success by Robin Quinville
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: The Big Impact of a Small Agency by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Happy Anniversary, APHIS! by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: No One Was Listening—Russia, 1992 by Kristin K. Loken
  • Reflections: Touching the Ceiling by Vincent Chiarello
• DEPARTMENTS
  • FILMS
    • Jane Carpenter-Rock on “The American Diplomat”
    • Maryum Saifee on “The American Diplomat”
  • BOOKS
    • Eric Rubin on Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir, by Marie Yovanovitch
    • Laura Kennedy on Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb, by Togzhan Kassenova
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: The Need for Data-Driven DEIA Decisions by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: FSO Scarcity—Stretching the Limits by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: Foreign Service and AFSA Centennials by John K. Naland

March 2022

• COVER STORY
  • Exploring the Secretary’s Modernization Agenda: A Q&A with Policy Planning Director Salman Ahmed
• FOCUS ON AFGHANISTAN EVACUATION
  • Operation Allies Refuge: The FS View from the Front Lines
  • An Afghan Interpreter’s Journey to the U.S. by Ahmad Khalid Siddiqi
• FEATURE
  • Consular Skills Put to Use in Rural America by Sarah Wardwell
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • Invest in the Next Generation: Ideas from the Entry-Level Group at Mission Pakistan by M.J. Crawford and Keome Rowe
• SUMMER CAMP SUPPLEMENT
  • From Refugee to Camper to Diplomat: Why Summer Camp for FS Kids by Tibor Nagy
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Those Who Forget History… by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Evacuating and Resettling Afghan Allies by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Time to Bring Back Legations Headed by Diplomatic Agents? by Gerald Loftus and Stuart Denyer
  • Reflections: Winter in Kabul, 2005 by Marc Gilkey
• DEPARTMENTS
  • Letters-Plus: Regarding Moscow Signal by Jon LeChevet
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Reforming the Assignments Process by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: 365 Days of Reality vs. “First 100 Days” Recommendations by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: Major Advocacy Milestones Achieved by Kim Greenplate

January-February 2022

• COVER STORY
  • On Moves to Modernize: An Interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken
• FOCUS ON SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY
  • On a New Approach to City and State Diplomacy by the FSJ Editorial Board
  • Subnational Diplomacy: A National Security Imperative by Maryum Saifee
  • The Benefits of International Partnerships by William Peduto
  • Using Subnational Diplomacy to Combat Climate Change by Frank Cownie
  • The Future of Diplomacy Is Local by Emerita Torres
  • Local Governments Are Foreign Policy Actors, Too by Nina Hachigian
• APPRECIATION
  • Lessons in Leadership: Colin Powell, 1937-2021 by Marc Grossman
• FEATURE
  • Before Havana Syndrome, There Was Moscow Signal by James Schumaker
• FS HERITAGE
  • A Labor of Love: Rediscovering State’s Lost History by Lindsay Henderson
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Reform for a New Year by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Making the Case for Subnational Diplomacy by Shawn Dorman
  • Reflections: Bear Cubs for Romania by Jonathan Rickert
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: A Better Workplace Culture in 2022 by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: High on Priorities, Short on Details by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: New Year’s Resolutions by John K. Naland
  • 2021 AFSA Tax Guide

2021

December 2021

• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS
  • 2021 Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy: A Conversation with John D. Negroponte
  • 2021 Award for Constructive Dissent
  • 2021 Awards for Exemplary Performance
• COVER STORY: WHEN THE SOVIET UNION COLLAPSED
  • The Odd Couple and the End of an Era by James E. Goodby
  • Practical Lessons for Today’s Foreign Service by George Krol
• FS HERITAGE
  • Recalling Dec. 11, 1941: When World War II Truly Began by Ray Walser
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • Preparing for the SAT and ACT: Why and How You Should Do It by David Huemer
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Restoring a Culture of Respect, Starting with the Iran Hostages by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Honoring Excellence and Dissent by Shawn Dorman
  • Reflections: An Upset in Budapest by Beatrice Camp
• AFSA NEWS
  • AFSA Awards Honor Excellence and Constructive Dissent
  • State VP Voice: 2021: A Year of Unrealized Potential? by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: USAID at the NSC Table by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: Achieving FS Parity by Kim Greenplate

November 2021

• COVER STORY: USAID AT 60
  • Q&A with USAID Administrator Samantha Power
  • USAID at 60: An Enduring Purpose, a Complex Legacy by John Norris
• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
• FEATURE
  • A Partnership-Centered Approach to the Indo-Pacific by Jonathan Ahlstrom
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • Supporting Special Needs Families Abroad by Karem R. Ensley
• APPRECIATION
  • The Best Diplomat I Ever Knew: George Vest, 1918-2021 by Mark Tokola
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: We’re All in This Together by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: The Foreign Service Is Writing by Shawn Dorman
  • Message from the Hill: The Climate Change Challenge by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
  • Speaking Out: A Paradigm Shift for Diversity by Lia Miller, Ana Escrogima and Christina Tilghman
  • Reflections: Forestalling a Democracy Crisis in Paraguay by Robert E. Service
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Update on Priority Issues for Members by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Reflections on an Anniversary—USAID at 60 by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: Steps to Manage Your Retirement by John K. Naland
  • FCS VP Voice: Turns Out, the Government Does Spy on You by Jay Carreiro

October 2021

• COVER STORY
  • On CSO’s 10-Year Anniversary: Stabilization Operations in Perspective by Robert J. Faucher and John H. Mongan
• FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY
  • To Lead Abroad, We Must Deliver at Home by Holly Kirking Loomis
  • The Paris Accord: An Experiment in Polylateralism by Theresa Sabonis-Helf
  • Tackling the Climate Crisis from the Inside by Stephanie Christel Meredith
  • Tracking Air Quality: Data for Our Community and Beyond by Mary Tran
  • Building a Foundation for Successful Green Diplomacy by Kenneth L. Meyer
  • Climate Change: It’s Personal by Kovia Gratzon-Erskine
  • From the FSJ Archive: Diplomacy and the Environment
• FEATURE
  • Flying with Fido by Melissa Mathews
• APPRECIATION
  • An Indomitable Spirit: Johnny Young, 1940-2021 by Joel Ehrendreich
• FS HERITAGE
  • The Man Who Crossed the Seas: Charles Lindbergh’s Goodwill Tour, 1927-1928 by Jay Raman
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: The End of an Era—What Lies Ahead? by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Combating Climate Change on the Ground by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Knowledge Management @ State—It’s not the technology. It’s the people. by Yomaris Macdonald, Lourdes Cue, Timothy Haynes, Jennifer L. Smith and Benjamin A. Tietz
  • Reflections: Sadiq al-Mahdi—A Recollection by Dane F. Smith Jr.
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Assignment Restrictions—Hoping for Real Change by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Empowering USAID by Jason Singer

September 2021

• FOCUS: 9/11, TWENTY YEARS LATER
  • Getting Off the X by Nancy Ostrowski
  • The Global War on Terror and Diplomatic Practice by Larry Butler
  • America and 9/11: The Real-World Impact of Terrorism and Extremism by Anthony H. Cordesman
  • The Proper Measure of the Place: Reflections on the Afghan Mission by Keith W. Mines
  • Intervention: Unlearned Lessons, or the Gripes of a Professional by Ronald E. Neumann
  • From the FSJ Archive: 9/11, War on Terror, Iraq and Afghanistan
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • Whistleblower Protections: A Nonpartisan Necessity by Alain Norman and Raeka Safai
• FS HERITAGE
  • Diplomats Make a Difference: The U.S. and Mongolia, 1986-1990 by Joseph E. Lake and Michael Allen Lake
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Reform Can’t Wait—No Time to Waste by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: When Everything Changed by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Remonstrating Official by Ted Osius
  • Family Member Matters: An Old Friend by Brianna Hogan
  • Reflections: Right of Boom—A Bomb and a Book by Stephen G. McFarland
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Revitalizing the Core Precepts by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: The Future of USAID—Three Scenarios by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: The Retiree Agenda for 2021-2023 by John Naland

July-August 2021

• FOCUS: PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Foreign Service: A Primer by Harry W. Kopp
  • Achieving Parity for Women in the Foreign Service by Kathryn Drenning
  • Asian Americans Can No Longer Be Silent, and Neither Should You by Kim Bissonnette
  • The Power of Vulnerability by Tianna Spears
  • Three Myths That Sustain Structural Racism at State by Michael Honigstein
  • Rooting Out Microaggressions by Charles Morrill
  • How the Transition Center Expands Inclusion by Maryum Saifee
• FEATURE
  • State U—A Proposal for Professional Diplomatic Education and Outreach to America by Joel Ehrendreich
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: A Governing Board Term Unlike Any Other by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Diversity Perspectives by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: A U.S.-German Look at the Essentials for Modern Diplomacy by Mirko Kruppa and Kenneth Kero-Mentz
  • Reflections: Going to the Hadhramaut by Kate Carr
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Should the Foreign Service Act of 1980 Be Overhauled? by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: USAID and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Jason Singer
  • 2019-2021 AFSA Governing Board Term Report

June 2021

• FOCUS ON GREAT POWER COMPETITION TODAY
  • Cyber Diplomacy for Strategic Competition by Emily O. Goldman
  • Countering China’s Intimidation of Taiwan by Robert S. Wang
  • Engagement with China: Was It a Mistake? by Robert Griffiths
  • Hello, Europe—America Is Back by Robert E. Hunter
  • GPC—Meaningful Concept or Misleading Construct? by Alexis Ludwig and Kelly Keiderling
• FEATURE
  • Whatever Happened to Microfinance? A Cautionary Tale by Thomas Dichter
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on FS Kids: Tips and Thoughts by Rebecca Grappo
  • What’s New with Special Education Allowances? by Charlotte Larsen
  • Education at a Glance
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Let’s Get It Right This Time by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Finding the Power Paradigm for Today by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: The Case Against Political Ambassadors by Edward L. Peck
  • Reflections: The Mouse That Roared by Jonathan B. Rickert
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Telework: Productive and Family Friendly by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Words of Thanks by Jason Singer
  • AFSA on the Hill: Seizing the Moment: Expand the U.S. Foreign Service by Kim Greenplate

May 2021

• COVER STORY
  • Revitalizing State—Closing the Education Gap by David C. Miller Jr., Thomas R. Pickering and Rand Beers
• FOCUS ON ARCTIC DIPLOMACY
  • Advancing U.S. Diplomacy in the Arctic by David Balton
  • A Balanced Approach to the Arctic—A Conversation with U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region James P. DeHart
  • Setting Up Shop in Nuuk by Eavan Cully
  • Toward a Sustainable Arctic by Einar Gunnarsson
  • Arctic Exceptionalism by Lisa Murkowski
• FEATURE
  • Raqqa’s Inferno—A Diplomat Reads Dante in Syria by William Roebuck
• FS HERITAGE
  • A Victory Against McCarthy—The Bohlen Confirmation by Avis Bohlen
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Our Priorities—and Yours by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Arctic Diplomacy Briefing by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: How the 1619 Project Can Help Public Diplomacy by John Fer
  • Reflections: Rescuing a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sarh by Peter Harding
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: The Importance of Leadership Training by Tamir Waser
  • USAID VP Voice: What a Difference a Year Makes by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: Staying Connected with Colleagues by John Naland

April 2021

• FOCUS ON DIPLOMACY IN AN AGE OF DISRUPTION
  • Can Diplomacy Be Done Virtually? by Jessica Huaracayo and Alexis Ludwig
  • Commercial Diplomacy Strong—Raising the Bar in the Virtual Era by Aileen Nandi
  • In-Person Exchanges, Interrupted by Deena Mansour
  • Transferring in a Time of Chaos by Cameron Woodworth
  • Pandemic Parenting—How Foreign Service Moms Are (Not) Making It Work by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • My Reintroduction to America—A COVID-19 Journey by Kimberly Harmon
• FEATURE
  • Effective Public Diplomacy: Lessons from Tuk-Tam by Ken Moskowitz
• APPRECIATION
  • A Truly Trustworthy Leader: George P. Shultz, 1920-2020 by Steven Alan Honley / Online Memorial to Secretary Shultz
• RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT
  • Twelve Retirement Pitfalls to Avoid by John K. Naland
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Taking Care of Our Colleagues—and Ourselves by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Virtual Diplomacy in an Age of Disruption by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Resilience Leadership by Josh Glazeroff
  • Reflections: The Case of the Bungled Blacklist by Kevin Chambers
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Are Linked Assignments Worth It Anymore? by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Schedule F(SL): Noncareer Hiring Takes a Toll by Jason Singer
  • FCS VP Voice: Our Biggest Untapped Resource by Jay Carreiro

March 2021

• FOCUS ON NOTES TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
  • Changing a Risk-Averse Paradigm at High-Threat Posts Abroad by Greg Starr and Ronald E. Neumann
  • State’s Influence on Foreign Policy: Is This Really as Good as It Gets? by Keith W. Mines
  • Public Diplomacy: Re-engaging the World by Sherry L. Mueller and Joel A. Fischman
  • Notes to the New Administration
• FEATURE
  • The Legacy of Jackie Robinson by Ronald E. Hawkins Jr.
• FS HERITAGE
  • Like Father, Like Son: The Francis Ambassadorships by Stephen H. Muller
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: What We Need Now by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: The Foreign Service Suggestion Box by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: On State Reform by Dennis Jett
  • Off-Road with the Foreign Service: One Morning in Nuuk by James P. DeHart
  • Reflections: Diplomacy and Arms Reduction: A Personal Story by William H. Hill
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: AFSA Needs a Second Full-Time Labor Management Position at State by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: A Clash of Bureaucracies: Looking Back to Look Ahead by Jason Singer
  • Retiree VP Voice: FS Grievance Board Appointments: Mike Pompeo’s Dereliction of Duty by John Naland
  • Where We Stand: Data-Driven Decisions in Foreign Policy by Julie Nutter
  • AFSA on the Hill: AFSA Advocacy: Year in Review by Kim Greenplate

January-February 2021

• FOCUS ON U.S. DIPLOMACY FOR THE 2020s
  • The Future of the Foreign Service
  • Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Foreign Service—Recommendations for Action
  • Diplomacy and Democracy: Putting Values into Practice by Michael J. Abramowitz
  • Getting State Back into Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation by Laura Kennedy
  • On Boosting U.S. Diplomacy and National Security: Three New Reports
• FEATURES
  • What the Tunisian Revolution Taught Me by Gordon Gray
  • Believers: Love and Death in Tehran—An Excerpt by John Limbert and Marc Grossman
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: A Moment of Hope and Possibility by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Picking Up the Pieces by Shawn Dorman
  • Reflections: A Crown and a Nation by Beatrice Camp
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: Reforming the State Department by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • USAID VP Voice: Refine, But Don’t Re-define, Development by Jason Singer
  • FCS VP Voice: The New Year—An Opportunity to Think Differently by Jay Carreiro
  • AFSA on the Hill: Advocacy in a New Administration by Kim Greenplate
  • 2020 AFSA Tax Guide

2020

December 2020

• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
  • Pioneer, Bridge Builder and Statesman—A Conversation with Ambassador Edward J. Perkins
  • 2020 Awards for Constructive Dissent
  • 2020 Awards for Exemplary Performance
• FEATURES
  • The Dayton Accords at 25 by Daniel Serwer
  • Implementing Dayton: A Look Back by Robert M. Beecroft
• FS HERITAGE
  • Idealism, Diplomacy and Power: Tony Lake’s Story by Rennie A. Silva
• EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
  • U.S. Boarding Schools: Resilient in the Pandemic and Beyond by David H. Charlton and Randal E. Brown
  • COVID on Campus: How FS College Kids and Their Families Are Managing the Uncertainty by Donna Scaramastra Gorman
  • College Options: Community College with a Guaranteed Transfer Program by Francesca Huemer Kelly
• PERSPECTIVES
  • President’s Views: Foreign Service Proud—Very, Very Proud by Eric Rubin
  • Letter from the Editor: Recognizing Excellence by Shawn Dorman
  • Speaking Out: Food & Fun, or Debt & Despair? The Commissary Crisis and the Future of Employee Associations by Llywelyn Graeme
  • Reflections: An Unexpected Foray into Albania by Dolores Brown and Maria Silver
• AFSA NEWS
  • State VP Voice: 2020—How Are We Doing? by Tom Yazdgerdi

November 2020

• COVER STORY
  • On Trust by George P. Shultz
• FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
• 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
  • Human Rights Today: A Q&A with Stephen J. Rapp
  • Reclaiming Human Rights Leadership in a Multipolar World by Seth D. Kaplan
  • Why U.S. Leadership Matters for the Global Defense, Protection and Promotion of Human Rights by Harold Hongju Koh
  • From the FSJ Archive: Human Rights in Foreign Policy
• FEATURE
  • A Song for Unsung Heroes: Getting #AmericansHome from Ecuador by Amelia Shaw
• 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
  • The Unlucky Consul—Thomas Prentis and the 1902 Martinique Disaster by William Bent
• 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
  • Letters-Plus: Twenty-Five Year Apprenticeship—A Digital Forum
• 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
  • Reflections on Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. in the Post-Soviet World by John F. Tefft
  • The World Through Moscow’s Eyes: A Classic Russian Perspective by Dmitri Trenin
  • When Lightning Struck Twice: Drawing Down Mission Russia by Michael A. Lally
  • Soviet Union, Russia and Ukraine—From the FSJ Archive
• 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
  • State VP Voice: Professional Liability Insurance—Peace of Mind in a Troubled Time by Tom Yazdgerdi
  • Where We Stand: The Foreign Service by the Numbers by Julie Nutter
  • 2019 AFSA Tax Guide

2019

December 2019

• COVER STORY
  • USAID Transforms by Chris Milligan
• FOCUS ON AFSA AWARDS: HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT
  • FS Institution Builder and Africa Hand
  • 2019 Awards for Constructive Dissent
  • 2019 Awards for Outstanding Performance
• 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
  • In Their Own Write
  • Of Related Interest
• 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
  • The Diplomacy Imperative: A Q&A with William J. Burns
• 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
  • George H.W. Bush: Diplomats Remember
• 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
  • Working to Strengthen U.S. Diplomacy
  • AFSA Awards Coverage
• 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
  • Letters-Plus: Response—The Demise of MED’s Child and Family Program by James Brush
• 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
  • Reflections on the U.S. Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
  • A Day of Terror: From the FSJ Archive
• 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
  • State VP Voice: Membership Has Its Privileges (and It's a Bargain!) by Kenneth Kero-Mentz
  • AFSA On the Hill: Partnering with Congress and Others to Defend Our Institution by Mary Daly
  • 2017 AFSA Tax Guide

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
  • Love in Tiflis, Death in Tehran: The Tragedy of Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov by John Limbert
• 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
  • Letters-Plus: Impact of the Family Member Hiring Freeze—Feedback from the Field
• 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
  • New College, New Culture: Preparing for a Strong First Semester as a Third Culture Kid by Hannah Morris
  • Facts and Updates: Making Sense of the Department of State Education Allowance by Marybeth Hunter
• 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
  • State VP Voice: Make Your Voice Heard! Vote in the AFSA Election by Angie Bryan

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
  • Books
• 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
  • A Foreign Service Trailblazer—Ambassador Ruth A. Davis
  • When Prevailing Practice Fails by Jefferson Smith
  • A Selection of Articles on Constructive Dissent
• 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
  • Delivering Foreign Agricultural Aid to Africa—What Works? by Barry Hill
• 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
  • Talking Points: ‘A Love Letter to Diplomacy’; A Q&A with David Holbrooke

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
  • The Foreign Service Act of 1980 Turns 35
• FS KNOW-HOW
  • Going Back to Work: A Step-by-Step Guide for Foreign Service Spouses by Anna Sparks
• 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
    • “Lessons Learned” from State
    • The Kissinger Memo
  • 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
  • On the Foreign Service in Vietnam

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: 90^TH 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
• 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