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The Foreign Service Journal - March 2018

Cover 1
Contents 5
Cover Story 30
#StateToo: Ending Harassment at the State Department 30
Message from the Hill 18
Time for a National Conversation 18
Focus on Foreign Service Families 35
Still Waiting: Family Member Employment Today 35
Surviving Divorce in the Foreign Service 40
Singles Speak 45
Feature 52
Zimbabwe After Mugabe: Dark Before the Dawn? 52
Perspectives 8
President's Views—Does America Spend Too Much on Diplomacy? 8
Letter from the Editor—Checking In with Foreign Service Families 10
Speaking Out—Families with Special Needs Kids Need Support 26
Reflections—Lucky That Time: Escapes from Animals 91
Local Lens—Reykjavík, Iceland 94
Departments 11
Letters 11
Letters-Plus 15
Talking Points 20
FS Know-How 50
In Memory 74
Books 81
Marketplace 85
Classifieds 85
Real Estate 87
Index to Advertisers 90
AFSA News 57
AFSA Memorial Ceremony and Rolling Moment of Silence 57
Foreign Service Day Is May 4 57
State VP Voice—Find Your Inner Advocate 58
USAID VP Voice—Senior Leadership Must Support Its Workforce 59
FAS VP Voice—Training Should Not Be a One-Time Event 60
The “Bidder’s Matrix” for Same-Sex Spouses 60
Where We Stand—Engaging AFSA Members 61
AFSA Welcomes COO Russ Capps 61
AFSA: 2017 Treasurer’s Report 62
AFSA Outreach: 2017 in Review 64
Notes from Labor Management—Know Your Rights: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment 66
A Housing Victory 67
2017 AFSA Tax Guide—Corrections 67
Call for Nominations: 2018 Constructive Dissent Awards 68
Last Call for AFSA Scholarship Applications 68
Call for Nominations: 2018 Performance Awards 69
Notes from Labor Management—Answers to All of Your LM Questions 70
Retiree Corner—Meet Your Retiree Counselor 71
AFSA Governing Board Meeting, December 2017 72
Book Notes—Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans 72
AFSA Governing Board Meeting, January 2018 73

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