The Future of the Foreign Service

A discussion with Ambassadors Nicholas Burns, Marc Grossman and Marcie Ries

Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Foreign Service—Recommendations for Action

The Association of Black American Ambassadors offers a set of measures to make diversity and inclusion real at State and USAID.

Diplomacy and Democracy: Putting Values into Practice

American diplomats can play an important role in addressing the global weakening of democracy.

Getting State Back into Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Nuclear arms control and nonproliferation remain critical national security challenges. How prepared is the State Department to deal with these issues?

On Boosting U.S. Diplomacy and National Security: Three New Reports

What the Tunisian Revolution Taught Me

Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring from a career diplomat who was there.

Believers: Love and Death in Tehran—An Excerpt

On the 40th anniversary of the release of the Iran hostages, a fictional FSO heroine stirs memories of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran and its aftermath.

President’s Views

A Moment of Hope and Possibility

Letter from the Editor

Picking Up the Pieces

Reflections

A Crown and a Nation

State VP Voice

Reforming the State Department

USAID VP Voice

Refine, But Don’t Re-define, Development

FCS VP Voice

The New Year: An Opportunity to Think Differently

AFSA on the Hill

Advocacy in a New Administration

2020 AFSA Tax Guide