The Foreign Service Journal, February 2009

4 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 9 T HE M AGAZINE FOR 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 Associa- tion (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opin- ions of the writers and does not necessarily rep- resent the views of the Journal , the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal sub- scription: AFSA members – $13 included in an- nual 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 mailing offices. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Services (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. TELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045 FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820 E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org WEB: www.afsa.org; www.fsjournal.org © American Foreign Service Association, 2009. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to: AFSA Attn: Address Change 2101 E Street N.W. Washington DC 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 AFSA News Editor F RANCESCA K ELLY Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager A LICIA J. C AMPI Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Advertising Intern H ANS M ULDER E DITORIAL B OARD T ED W ILKINSON Chairman J OSEPH B RUNS S TEPHEN W. B UCK J ULIE G IANELLONI C ONNOR J IM D E H ART J EFF G IAUQUE G EORGE J ONES L AURIE K ASSMAN Y VETTE N. M ALCIOLN D AVID M C F ARLAND A L P ESSIN L ETTERS TO THE E DITOR Printed letters may be edited for space. E-mail to fsjedit@afsa.org or mail to FSJ, 2101 E Street NW, Washington DC 20037. E-C LASSIFIEDS www.afsa.org/classifieds M EMBERSHIP For changes of address and other questions about AFSA membership, e-mail member@afsa.org . A DVERTISING For details about placing either a display or classifed ad, e-mail fsjads@afsa.org , classifieds@afsa.org. C OPYRIGHTS & R EPRINTS To obtain permission to reproduce FSJ material, e-mail fsjedit@afsa.org . O NLINE www.afsa.org www.fsjournal.org Q UESTIONS ? Not sure whom to contact? FasTrax is your inside source to the right places. FSJ FasTrax FSJ is audited by Business of Providing Au- dits, which had the largest membership of any media-auditing organization in the world. E-C LASSIFIEDS ! The newest addition to the AFSA Web site. Have an apartment to sublet; a house to sell; furniture to pass on? Coming soon and available exclusively to AFSA members are the all new E-Classifieds , at www.afsa.org/ classifieds/. Members can post advertisements in a variety of categories similar to those in our print version of classifieds within the AFSA News section of the Journal . The chief benefit of electronic ads will be the rapid turn- around time to reach the Foreign Service community and be- yond. In lieu of posting a notice on the bulletin board in the Truman Building (we all know how convenient that is!), AFSA is offering this pilot classifieds program as a service to members. As an added bonus, the option to insert a picture will be available. The basic interface is designed to be concise, effective and, hopefully, user-friendly.