January-February 2020
The Foreign Service Journal covers foreign affairs from an insider’s perspective, providing thought-provoking articles on international issues, the practice of diplomacy and the U.S. Foreign Service. Including the AFSA News section, The Journal is published monthly (January-February and July-August issues combined) by the American Foreign Service Association.
The January-February issue focuses on how foreign observers see the United States.
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COVER STORY
Teaching Diplomacy Today
This comprehensive look at post–Foreign Service opportunities in academia includes first-person insights into advantages and perils, advice on the how-tos, and more.
FOCUS ON HOW THEY SEE US
Outside Observers See the United States in Ways We Ourselves Cannot
The views of well-informed foreign observers can offer a welcome counterpoint to the extreme ups and downs of Americans’ own assessment of our nation and its role in the world.
Keeping the Relationship Special
Don’t underestimate the importance of continued U.S.-U.K. collaboration, a senior British diplomat says in reviewing his trans-Atlantic experience.
Working with the United States: A View from Panama
Not without hiccups, U.S.-Panama ties can become stronger with frank and open discussion, a former ambassador to the United States observes.
Hope for a Renewed Partnership in the Americas
A Bolivian diplomat reflects on more than two decades of personal experience dealing with the United States.
FEATURE: THE 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE
A Night to Remember
On Jan. 12, 2010, a sunny afternoon turned into a nightmare. America’s deputy chief of mission in Haiti shares his record of the first hours of the catastrophe.
Tremblement!
The USAID mission director in Haiti at the time of the earthquake reflects on the disaster and its aftermath.