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May 2017

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 May issue focuses on global health diplomacy.

We always welcome short, focused letters about FSJ content; please send them to journal@afsa.org.

FOCUS ON GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY

Leveraging Health Investments for U.S. Diplomacy

Health programs are not just international good deeds; they can be a powerful instrument in the ambassador’s toolbox.

BY MARK C. STORELLA

HHS and Health Diplomacy

BY JIMMY KOLKER

USAID FSOs Reflect on Global Health Diplomacy

Health-focused development programs have been a core activity at the U.S. Agency for International Development since the agency’s establishment in 1961.

BY MARIA B. SPADACINI

Fighting Pandemics: Lessons Learned

State’s new, multitiered pandemic response mechanism is the result of understanding and applying lessons learned during the past decade.

BY NANCY J. POWELL AND GWEN TOBERT

FS KNOW-HOW

My Legal Battle with the World’s Worst Property Manager

Here is some hard-won advice about dealing with a common feature of Foreign Service life: property managers.

BY AARON P. KARNELL

FEATURE

The Migrant Crisis in Europe and the U.S.-E.U. Relationship

Changes in the Brussels-Washington equation may affect the European Union’s refugee resettlement efforts.

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