The Foreign Service Journal, January-February 2026

Cover	1
Contents	3
Focus on AFSA Awards: Honoring Excellence and Constructive Dissent	20
The People’s Ambassador—A Conversation with Linda Thomas-Greenfield	20
2025 Awards for Constructive Dissent	28
2025 Posthumous Awards for Dissent	32
2025 Awards for Exemplary Performance	35
2025 Award for Foreign Service Champions	45
Features	47
Service Disrupted: The Costs of the Government Shutdown	47
Like Lightning from a Clear Sky: Watching Guerrillas Recruit in Peru	49
FS Know-How	54
Turning Your Favorite FS Skills into Your Next Career	54
Off-Road with the Foreign Service	57
A First-Tour Foray into Eastern Türkiye	57
Summer Camps Supplement	75
International Summer Camps Take an American Tradition Overseas	75
Perspectives	5
President’s Views—Above and Beyond Partisanship	5
Letter from the Editor—Looking to the Year Ahead	7
Speaking Out—State’s Opportunity Ahead for Global Health	14
Speaking Out—Measuring and Mitigating Cognitive Dissonance in Public Diplomacy	17
Reflections—Logrolling in Rural Thailand	93
Local Lens—Datong, China	94
Departments	8
Letters	8
Talking Points	9
In Memory	79
Books	86
Marketplace	89
Real Estate	89
Classifieds	91
Index to Advertisers	92
AFSA News	61
2025 AFSA Awards Celebrate Diplomatic Excellence	61
AFSA Conducts Global Survey on the State of the U.S. Foreign Service	61
State VP Voice—Breaking State?	62
USAID VP Voice—The Road to 2026	63
Retiree VP Voice—A Growing Alumni Network	64
AFSA Essay Contest Goes Live	64
AFSA Dues Increase for 2026	65
AFSA Governing Board Meeting—October 15, 2025	65
AFSA Treasurer’s Report	65
AFSA Federal and State Tax Guides Now Online	66
Government Shutdown Harms Diplomacy	69
Service and Sacrifice: Memorial Project Expands Online	70
AFSA Welcomes Newest FS Orientation Class	70
AFSA Honors 2025 Sinclaire Language Award Recipients	73
AFSA Launches Lunchtime Listening Sessions	73
AFSA Hosts MSPB-Focused Webinars	73
A Fond Farewell to an AFSA Unsung Hero: James Yorke	74

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