FOCUS ON ORAL HISTORIES
BY TOM SELINGER, ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING
The Diplomatic Security Service has collected a wealth of personal stories from Foreign Service specialists across the decades—and they are now available to the public.
BY ANGELA FRENCH, DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
The Learning Policy is intended to stimulate a culture shift around learning and training at the State Department.
BY SARAH WARDWELL
FEATURE
Through the pomelo, the quintessential Thai fruit, the U.S. and Thailand recently celebrated almost two centuries of collaboration.
BY MARC GILKEY
PERSPECTIVES
Promoting All Aspects of Diversity
BY TOM YAZDGERDI
Let’s Talk About the Mail
BY SHAWN DORMAN
Needed: A New Approach to Protecting America’s Diplomatic Treasures
BY GLYN DAVIES
Serving at the Panda Post
BY DOUG KELLY
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
BY CAROLE FENTON
DEPARTMENTS
AFSA NEWS
Spotlight on EERs and the New Scoring Rubric
BY HUI JUN TINA WONG
Promotion Evaluation Reforms
BY RANDY CHESTER
Signs of a Spring Thaw?
BY JOSHUA BURKE
Esprit de Corps
BY JOHN K. NALAND
Third Year of Robust Authorization Acts
BY KIM GREENPLATE