The Foreign Service Journal, March 2011

J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F S PEAKING O UT / 15 AFSA Members Speak Out on the WikiLeaks Mess R EFLECTIONS / 68 Saying It Out Loud By David Hughes L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 11 M ARKETPLACE / 13 B OOKS / 63 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 66 Cover illustration by Josh Dorman M A R C H 2 0 1 1 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 C ONTENTS March 2011 Volume 88, No. 3 F O C U S O N A F S A’ s 2 0 1 0 A n n u a l R e p o r t 2010 A NNUAL R EPORT : W ORKING FOR A S TRONGER AFSA / 23 The Governing Board and professional staff focused on four broad goals last year: resources, management, outreach and modernization. T OWARD A M ORE P ERFECT U NION / 40 AFSA is a much bigger entity than when founded in 1924, but its top priority remains serving the interests of its members. By Ted Wilkinson M AKING A D IFFERENCE IN C ONGRESS FOR O UR M EMBERS / 45 AFSA’s congressional operation has advanced key initiatives benefiting Foreign Service members and enhancing diplomatic effectiveness. By Thomas D. Boyatt F E A T U R E S W HAT I S C ULTURAL A FFAIRS ? / 50 A practitioner offers an overview of a Foreign Service function that deserves to be better known and appreciated. By Michael Macy C HANGING H EARTS AND M INDS / 53 The International Visitors Leadership Program is a striking example of the kind of effective “soft power” diplomacy America needs to prioritize. A F S A N E W S I RAN H OSTAGES M ARK 30 Y EARS S INCE R ELEASE FROM C APTIVITY / 57 T OP U.S. O FFICIALS V ISIT AFSA FOR D ISCUSSION ON M ULTILATERAL D IPLOMACY / 57 B RIEFS , E VENT C ALENDAR / 58 C LASSIFIEDS / 60