March 2025
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 March issue focuses on notes to the new administration.
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FOCUS ON NOTES TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
Notes to the New Administration
Following the U.S. presidential election and by way of welcoming the new administration, The Foreign Service Journal asked members of the U.S. Foreign Service community to offer recommendations. Here is their input.
FEATURES
Subnational Diplomacy: A Conversation with Special Representative Nina Hachigian
AFSA was delighted to host an “Inside Diplomacy” online conversation on Dec. 3, 2024, with the first U.S. special representative for city and state diplomacy at the State Department, Ambassador Nina Hachigian.
The Puzzling Story of Manuel Rocha, U.S. Diplomat and Secret Agent for Cuba
What motivated this U.S. ambassador to betray his own country during his decades in the Foreign Service?
FS KNOW-HOW
Cultural Competency for Effective Communications
A focus on cultural competency among Foreign Service members can prevent misunderstandings that have the potential to trigger broader conflicts.
FS HERITAGE
Poznan 1995: Requiem for a Diplomatic Post
The “new American way of diplomacy” following the Cold War saw the closure of provincial posts around the world.