The Foreign Service Journal, January 2006

J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 6 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 17 hinking back to when my A-100 orientation class convened (21 years ago this month), I don’t recall any discussion of retirement. I presume the topic must have come up at least a few times in the midst of the barrage of handouts and litany of speakers. But even if it had been emphasized, I doubt I would have paid much attention. After all, I was young and just beginning my first real career, which I fully expected to last several decades, leaving me plenty of time to plan. F O C U S O N F S R E T I R E M E N T F OREIGN S ERVICE R ETIREMENT : E DITOR ’ S I NTRODUCTION T Y ES , V IRGINIA , THERE IS LIFE ( AND WORK ) AFTER THE F OREIGN S ERVICE . B Y S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Susan Swan