The Foreign Service Journal, January 2008

Cover I
Contents 3
Special Section 15
Foreign Service Members Speak Out on Directed Assignments 15
Focus on PTSD & the Foreign Service 26
Editor’s Introduction 26
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Guide 28
Recovery: When Surviving Isn’t Enough 35
Not Only for Combat Veterans 42
Encouraging Employees to Seek Help 46
Features 50
Echoes of the Past 50
“Painting the Sky”: A School Grows in Aceh 53
AFSA News 57
Iraq “Prime Candidate” Exercise Canceled 57
AFSA Survey Results 57
Last Call for Dissent Award Nominations 57
Briefs: Board Changes 58
VP FCS: On the Job 62
VP Retiree: Defending Our Own 63
Adair Speaker Series Launched 65
AFSA Scholars 66
2008 Dues Rates 70
Classifieds 70
Columns/Departments 5
President's Views—Bench Strength 5
Letters 7
Cybernotes 11
Marketplace 12
Books 73
In Memory 75
Index to Advertisers 83
Reflections 84

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