The Foreign Service Journal, March 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2013 5 March 2013 Volume 90, No. 3 FOREIGN SERVICE FOCUS REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS The Diplomacy of Population Displacement / 20 In addressing large-scale human mobility, the goal should be to promote human development and stability—not just respond to crises. BY WI L L I AM LACY SWI NG Assisting Refugees: Lessons Learned, Lives Changed / 29 AFSA members who have assisted refugees and internally displaced persons during their Foreign Service careers share personal and professional reflections on those experiences. BY MARK G . WENT L I NG WI L L I AM SCHOF I E LD MAHA ANGE L I NA ARMUSH RACHE L O ’ HARA BRUCE BEARDS L EY LAUREEN REAGAN FS KNOW-HOW Is Adequate Disability Income Insurance Available to FS Families? / 38 Many Foreign Service members mistakenly believe they have more disability income insurance than is actually the case. BY WI L L I AM CARR I NGTON AFSA NEWS 2012 Annual Report: Serving Our Members While Raising the Profile of AFSA and the Foreign Service / 43 AFSA Joins the Board of FEEA / 68 COLUMNS President’s Views / 7 The U.S. Diplomacy Center and Museum: Celebrating Our Profession BY SUSAN R . JOHNSON Speaking Out / 17 The Foreign Service Needs a Cultural Shift BY CHARL ES RAY DEPARTMENTS Letters / 8 Talking Points / 13 Books / 73 Local Lens / 82 MARKETPLACE Classifieds / 75 Real Estate / 78 Index to Advertisers / 80 On the cover: Muhammed Ramadan, age 90, sitting with his family outside their tent at the refugee camp in Qatma (Atimah), Syria, on Jan. 14. © iStockphoto.com/jcarillet