The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2023

6 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2023 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 100 Reflections Holding History in the Vatican’s Secret Archives By V i n c e n t Ch i a re l l o 102 Local Lens Jerusalem, Israel By M i c h a e l Lo n g h a u s e r On the Cover— Art by Alexandra Bowman. Marketplace 94 Real Estate 98 Classifieds 99 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views You Are AFSA: AFSA Needs You By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor The AFSA Union at 50 By Sh awn Do rma n 17 Speaking Out Schedule F: Let’s Deprofessionalize Government and Make America Irrelevant Again By De n n i s J e t t Perspectives Departments 11 Letters 13 Talking Points 84 In Memory 91 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 45 Call for Nominations: 2023-2025 AFSA Governing Board 46 State VP Voice—Focusing on Our Specialist Members 47 USAID VP Voice—USAID’s Workforce Report to Congress 48 Retiree VP Voice—AFSA’s GoodWorks: Scholarship Program 49 FAS VP Voice—Time to Modernize Our Collective Bargaining Agreement 50 FCS VP Voice—Communication: ATwo-Way Street Named Action 53 Proposed Bylaw Amendments 55 AFSA Dues Increase for 2023 56 View fromWashington—Challenges Facing the Foreign Service 56 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Nov. 16, 2022 57 AFSA Honors 2022 Sinclaire Language Award Recipients 57 FEHB Insurance and Benefits Presentation 58 2022 AFSATax Guide 58