January-February 2023
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 AFSA as a Union at 50.
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FOCUS ON AFSA AS A UNION AT 50
When Lightning Struck Twice: How AFSA’s “Young Turks” Launched the Union
Once a polite diplomats’ society, AFSA is now a financially and politically strong union and a player on the wider stage—with the administration, Congress, and the American public.
AFSA Becomes a Union: Why It Matters
In becoming a union, AFSA gained new powers to influence the personnel system and safeguard the interests of career diplomats.
Federal Unions and USAID: The Challenge for AFSA
A second-generation USAID FSO and AFSA vice president explains why the USAID Foreign Service needs a union and lays out workforce challenges facing the agency today.
FEATURE
When Terror Strikes Home: Covering Our Children While Protecting All Americans
Foreign Service crisis management can involve your own family. A career FSO and ambassador recalls his harrowing experience in Cambodia, and the lessons learned.