The Foreign Service Journal, March 2024

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on Oral Histories	20
A Century of Service: Firsthand Accounts from U.S. Diplomats	20
Diplomatic Security Service: Early Days	43
Straight from the Source	47
A Look at the New Learning Policy: How, When, and Where Do State Department Employees Learn?	47
Feature	52
Pomelo Diplomacy	52
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—Promoting All Aspects of Diversity	7
Letter from the Editor—Let’s Talk About the Mail	9
Speaking Out—Needed: A New Approach to Protecting America’s Diplomatic Treasures	17
Reflections—Serving at the Panda Post	88
Local Lens—Lake Tekapo, New Zealand	90
Departments	10
Letters	10
Letters-Plus	11
Talking Points	13
In Memory	71
Books	79
Marketplace	82
Real Estate	82
Classifieds	86
Index to Advertisers	87
AFSA News	57
AFSA Webinar: Constructive Dissent Today	57
State VP Voice—Spotlight on EERs and the New Scoring Rubric	58
USAID VP Voice—Promotion Evaluation Reforms	59
FCS VP Voice—Signs of a Spring Thaw?	60
Federal Benefits Series—2024 Insurance Update	60
AFSA Governing Board Meetings, December 2023 and January 2024	60
Retiree VP Voice—Esprit de Corps	61
AFSA Welcomes New USAID Class	61
College Scholarships Available	61
AFSA on the Hill—Third Year of Robust Authorization Acts	62
On the Agenda: Road Safety	63
AFSA Meets with Employee Organizations	63
AFSA Releases Cost of Living Survey Results	64
Employee Spotlight: Ásgeir Sigfússon	66
AFSA Editorial Board Welcomes New Member	66
AFSA Welcomes New Comms Director	67
Next Stage: So You Want to Be an REA?	67
Diplomats@Work: Evacuating Ukraine	68
Keeping It Clean	69
AFSA Welcomes LM Intern	69
AFSA’s Good Works: The AFSA Memorial Plaques	70

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