The Foreign Service Journal, April 2005

A P R I L 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 19 C O V E R S T O R Y C OMMERCIAL D IPLOMACY : T HE N EXT W AVE pril 1, 2005, marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service. In honor of that milestone, a variety of initiatives are being planned, pursuant to the call of Commerce Assistant Secretary and USFCS Director General Rhonda Keenum for a yearlong celebration of past achievements and serious reflection on how to best meet the challenges that confront the organization going forward. This past December, Ms. Keenum and Tony Wayne, State Department Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, formalized new coordination arrangements between the USFCS and the State Department to sup- A T HE U.S. & F OREIGN C OMMERCIAL S ERVICE CELEBRATES ITS 25 TH ANNIVERSARY ON A PRIL 1. W HAT SHOULD ITS DIRECTION BE IN THE COMING QUARTER - CENTURY ? B Y C HARLES F ORD Josh Dorman