The Foreign Service Journal, March 2021

6 MARCH 2021 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 96 Reflections Diplomacy and Arms Reduction: A Personal Story By Wi l l i am H . H i l l 98 Local Lens Yangon, Myanmar By Le e -A l i s o n S i b l ey 69 AFSA at Work Through the Pandemic 69 AFSAMeets with Secretary of State Blinken 70 State VP Voice—AFSA Needs a Second Full-Time Position at State 71 USAID VP Voice—A Clash of Bureaucracies 72 Retiree VP Voice—FSGB Appointments: Mike Pompeo’s Dereliction of Duty 72 AFSA Governing Board Meetings, Dec. 16, 2020, and Jan. 21, 2021 73 WhereWe Stand—Data-Driven Decisions in Foreign Policy 74 AFSA on the Hill—AFSAAdvocacy: Year in Review 75 AFSATreasurer’s 2020 Report 76 Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine 78 AFSA Partners with American Diplomat Podcast 78 AFSA High School Essay Contest 79 Apply for AFSA College Scholarships 79 Briana Odom Joins AFSA’s Labor Management Team 79 Carson Relitz Rocker Joins AFSA Governing Board 80 AFSA on Dissent On the Cover— Illustration by Jeremy John Parker. Image adapted from Shutterstock. Marketplace 91 Real Estate 94 Classifieds 95 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views What We Need Now By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor Foreign Service Suggestion Box By Sh awn Do rma n 16 Speaking Out On State Reform By De n n i s J e t t 66 Off-Road with the Foreign Service One Morning in Nuuk By J ame s P. DeHa r t Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 12 Talking Points 81 In Memory 88 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION