November 2018
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 November issue focuses on Foreign Service authors.
We always welcome short, focused letters about FSJ content; please send them to journal@afsa.org.
COVER STORY: DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE CENTENNIAL
None Swifter Than These
A veteran courier salutes the Diplomatic Courier Service’s first 100 years and a career that offers both satisfaction and the opportunity to serve.
From Pouches to Cargo: Diplomatic Couriers Today
The couriers’ mission has not changed, but their scope of work and responsibility have expanded dramatically.
FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
In Their Own Write
We are pleased to present this year’s collection of books by Foreign Service members and their families.
Of Related Interest
Here are recent books of interest to the foreign aff airs community that were not written by members of the Foreign Service.
Coming into Their Own ‘Write’—A Look Back at an FS Women’s Writers’ Group
During the 1960s FS women writers from the Greatest Generation banded together to polish their craft and get their work published.
FEATURE
The Family Liaison Office—Making a World of Difference for 40 Years
Each generation has redefi ned and built on the work of earlier colleagues, sharing a commitment to safeguard and improve the well-being of our Foreign Service community.