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The Foreign Service Journal, April 2013

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus: AFSA Celebrates 40 Years as a Union	19
Paving the Way for Unionization	19
The State of the Union	27
Features	35
SOS for DOS,13 Years Later	35
My Breakfast with Russell Means	41
AFSA News	45
2012 USAID Survey Results Reveal Some Improvement	45
State VP Voice—A Jury of Our Peers	46
FAS VP Voice—A Kinder, Gentler and More Productive Workplace	47
USAID Alumni Association Continues to Grow	50
AFSA’s First Virtual Student Foreign Service Intern	51
AFSA at the Oscars	52
AFSA Congratulates the 2012 Sinclaire Awards Winners	54
More on Managing Your Thrift Savings Plan	54
Amb. Christopher Van Hollen Scholarship to be Established	55
USAID Officer Receives His Purple Heart After 40 Years	56
Columns	7
President's Views—AFSA and the Foreign Service: The Road Ahead	7
Speaking Out—Unionization, AFSA and the Foreign Service	16
Departments	8
Letters	8
Talking Points	12
Books	58
In Memory	61
Local Lens	78
Marketplace	60
Guide to Property Management	60
Classifieds	71
Real Estate	74
Index to Advertisers	76

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