The Foreign Service Journal, March 2023

6 MARCH 2023 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 76 Reflections The Letter That Saved a Romanian Diplomat-Spy By J o n a t h a n B . R i c ke r t 78 Local Lens Helsinki, Finland By Á s ge i r S i g f ú s s o n On the Cover— Illustration by Maria Carluccio/Theispot. Marketplace 70 Real Estate 74 Classifieds 75 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views Back to the Spoils System? By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor Foreign Service Reform Today By Sh awn Do rma n 20 Speaking Out In the Corridors: Where Culture, Reputation, and DEIA Meet By Ta n e s h a T. D i l l a rd Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 13 Letters-Plus 16 Talking Points 60 In Memory 67 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 45 AFSA Survey Results: The Future of Foreign ServiceWork 45 Pay Equity Victory for CS DETOs 46 State VP Voice—AFSAWins in the New Year 47 USAID VP Voice—The Future of the Foreign Service at USAID: More Questions Than Answers 48 AFSA on the Hill—Authorizations and Funding Outcomes 49 Changes to theWorldwide Availability Requirement: AFSA Statement 49 AFSA Urges Fixes to Employee Express 49 Meet the TeamWorking for You! 52 AFSA President Talks Diplomacy in California 52 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Dec. 7, 2022 52 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Jan. 18, 2023 53 Changes to Domestic Travel Rules 53 USAID Framework Negotiations Complete 54 AFSA College Scholarships 54 AFSA High School Essay Contest 54 Memorial Plaques Restoration Completed 55 Retiree Group Hears fromAmb. Yovanovitch 56 AFSAWebinar: Reviewing Your Retirement Plan 56 New Oral History Project Highlights Family Members 56 Holiday Wreath-Laying Ceremony at State 56