THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH-APRIL 2026 5 55 A t the Breaking Point (Part II) 55 Update on AFSA’s Legal Actions 56 State VP Voice— The Erosion of Trust 57 USAID Representative Voice— By the People 58 R etiree VP Voice—Retirees Supporting AFSA’s Mission 58 W ork for America Webinar 59 Foreign Service Departures 61 Foreign Service Grievance Board Vacancies 63 O PM Clarifies Remote Work Exceptions 63 F Y26 NDAA Includes State Department Authorization Act 64 D.C. Rally for Rights 64 Vote to Protect Unions 64 AFSA Welcomes New Intern 65 AFSA President on the Road 65 Dinner Event Supports AFSA Legal Defense Fund 65 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, December 10, 2025 66 AFSA Welcomes New FS Class 66 A Tribute to Ambassador Ruth A. Davis 66 War on Labor Unions Webinar AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF AFSA PERSPECTIVES 7 President’s Views Toward Common Goals By John “Dink” Dinkelman 16 Speaking Out Our Professional Foreign Service Is in Danger By Ronald E. Neumann 19 Speaking Out What’s Wrong with the Ben Franklin Fellowship? By Eric Rubin 85 Reflections Did Wyatt Earp Smuggle a Puppy into Sweden? By Beatrice Camp 86 Local Lens Ben Nevis, Scotland By Aidan Gorman FEATURES 42 The Secret Sharer By William Roebuck 47 Peace Corps at 65 By Ben East FS HERITAGE 51 Wolf Ladejinsky: A Public Servant’s Case with Lessons for Today By Michael Conlon RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT 68 Life After the Foreign Service Diplomacy in Demand: University Students Are Eager to Learn from Practitioners By Mark C. Storella DEPARTMENTS 8 Letters 10 Talking Points 73 In Memory 78 Books As one way to let our colleagues who have recently left the Foreign Service know we see you and we thank you— and in the absence of State Magazine’s regular publication of lists of retirees—AFSA is now publishing names of colleagues who self-report their departures from the Service (see page 59). Please let us know if you would like to be on the next list by going to https://bit.ly/AFSAdepartures. Thank You for Serving MARKETPLACE 81 Real Estate 83 Classifieds 84 Index to Advertisers 68
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