The Foreign Service Journal, February 2004

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 4 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E- MAIL: journal@afsa.org. W EB: www.afsa.org. T ELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2004. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50 percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager M IKKELA V. T HOMPSON Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Board J UDITH B AROODY , C HAIRMAN M ARK W. B OCCHETTI S TEPHEN W. B UCK T ATIANA C. G FOELLER C AROL A. G IACOMO W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN H OLLIS S UMMERS B ILL W ANLUND T ED W ILKINSON F O C U S O N G E O R G E K E N N A N 13 / M R . X S PEAKS : A N I NTERVIEW WITH G EORGE K ENNAN Fresh out of Princeton in 1926, George Kennan joined the Foreign Service. It changed his life. By Bob Guldin 22 / G EORGE K ENNAN : A L IFE IN THE F OREIGN S ERVICE George Kennan’s Foreign Service career barely spanned a quarter- century. Yet his name remains inextricably linked to the enormously creative burst of policy-making during the Truman administration that set the main lines of American foreign policy for over a generation. By Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C. 35 / G EORGE K ENNAN : A W ITNESS TO H ISTORY In the half-century since he left the Foreign Service, George Kennan has continued to contribute to the theory and practice of diplomacy in numerous ways. By William H. Lewis 43 / G EORGE K ENNAN IN THE FSJ : A C OMPILATION OF HIS W RITINGS Though varied, the contributions over the years of this scholar and diplomat all feature his characteristically trenchant analysis and passion for the Foreign Service. By Susan Maitra C ONTENTS F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 4  Vo l ume 8 1 , No . 2 F E A T U R E S A C HAT WITH THE D IRECTOR G ENERAL : W. R OBERT P EARSON / 51 Amb. W. Robert Pearson believes the Foreign Service needs to develop its most valuable asset — its people — into an institutional capability to meet the many challenges of the post-9/11 environment. By Steven Alan Honley “H OW A RE W E D OING ?”: A SSESSING F OREIGN S ERVICE M ORALE / 57 Many factors affect the morale in any organization, be it an embassy or a corporation. But taken as a whole, morale is a strong indicator of how well an organization is managed. By Jaime Suarez, M.D. T WICE F ATEFUL IN T EHRAN / 62 An FSO reflects on two tours of duty a quarter-century apart. Neither was expected or sought, but both proved momentous. By Bruce Laingen Cover and inside illustration by Ben Fishman C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 Honor Thy Veterans By John Limbert S PEAKING O UT / 9 IT: Spending Is Not Enough By Joe B. Johnson R EFLECTIONS / 76 By Thomas R. Hutson D E P A R T M E N T S C YBERNOTES / 6 B OOKS / 68 I NDEX T O A DVERTISERS / 74 AFSA N EWS & T AX G UIDE / C ENTER I NSERT Page 13