The Foreign Service Journal, April 2014

6 APRIL 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Editor Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Managing Editor Susan Brady Maitra: maitra@afsa.org AFSA News Editor Donna Ayerst: ayerst@afsa.org Ad & Circulation Manager Ed Miltenberger: miltenberger@afsa.org Art Director Caryn Suko Smith Editorial Intern Bret Matera Advertising Intern Yuting “Cibil” Lu Contributing Editor Steven Alan Honley: honley@afsa.org Editorial Board Jim DeHart, Chairman Hon. Gordon S. Brown Stephen W. Buck Ruth Hall Maria C. Livingston Richard McKee Beth Payne John G. Rendeiro Jr. Duncan Walker Tracy Whittington Clayton Bond (AFSA Governing Board liaison) THE MAGAZINE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS The Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly, with a combined July-August issue, by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein repre- sents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal , the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, prefer- ably by e-mail. The Journal is not responsible for unso- licited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply endorsement of the services or goods offered. Journal subscription: AFSA member–$20, included in annual dues; student–$30; institution–$40; others–$50; Single issue–$4.50. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodi- cal postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Indexed by the Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS). E-mail: journal@afsa.org Phone: (202) 338-4045 Fax: (202) 338-8244 Web: www.afsa.org/fsj © American Foreign Service Association, 2014 PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. Postmaster: Send address changes to AFSA Attn: Address Change 2101 E Street NW Washington DC 20037-2990 AFSA Headquarters: (202) 338-4045; Fax (202) 338-6820 State Department AFSA Office: (202) 647-8160; Fax (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA Office: (202) 712-1941; Fax (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA Office: (202) 482-9088; Fax (202) 482-9087 GOVERNING BOARD President : Robert J. Silverman; silverman@afsa.org Secretary : Angela Dickey: ardickey@aol.com Treasurer: Hon. Charles A. Ford; ford@afsa.org State Vice President: Matthew K. Asada; asadam@state.gov USAID Vice President: Sharon Wayne; swayne@usaid.gov FCS Vice President: Steve Morrison; Steve.Morrison@trade.gov FAS Vice President: David Mergen; david.mergen@fas.usda.gov Retiree Vice President: Lawrence Cohen; lawrencecohenassociates@ hotmail.com State Representatives: Clayton Bond Everett “Alex” Copher Todd Crawford Chuck Fee Ken Kero-Mentz Elise Mellinger Nancy Rios-Brooks Sue Saarnio Michael D. Thomas Lillian Wahl-Tuco David Zwach USAID Representatives: Andrew Levin Jason Singer FCS Representative: Barbara Farrar FAS Representative: Mark Petry IBB Representative: Andre de Nesnera APHIS Representative: VACANT Retiree Representatives: Marshall Adair Hon. David Greenlee F. Allen “Tex” Harris Hon. Edward Marks STAFF Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Patrick Bradley: bradley@afsa.org BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Director of Finance Femi Oshobukola: oshobukola@afsa.org Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Assistant Controller Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org LABOR MANAGEMENT General Counsel Sharon Papp: PappS@state.gov Deputy General Counsel Zlatana Badrich: BadrichZ@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: YorkeJ@state.gov Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: ParikhNA@state.gov Staff Attorney Raeka Safai: SafaiR@state.gov Staff Attorney Andrew Large: LargeA@state.gov Labor Management Counselor John Long: LongJD@state.gov Executive Assistant Elizabeth Lee: LeeKE@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Staff Assistant Chioma Dike: cdike@afsa.org MEMBER SERVICES Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Deputy Director, Member Services and Events Kristy Pomes: pomes@afsa.org Coordinator, Retiree Counseling Todd Thurwachter: thurwachter@afsa.org Associate Coordinator, Retiree Counseling and Legislation Matthew Sumrak: sumrak@afsa.org Administrative Assistant and Office Manager Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org COMMUNICATIONS Director of Communications Kristen Fernekes: fernekes@afsa.org Director of New Media Ásgeir Sigfússon: sigfusson@afsa.org Publications Manager Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Online Communications Specialist Jeff Lau: lau@afsa.org Special Awards and Outreach Coordinator Perri Green: green@afsa.org Speakers Bureau Director Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org ADVOCACY Advocacy Director Javier Cuebas: cuebas@afsa.org Senior Legislative Assistant David Murimi: murimi@afsa.org SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Scholarship Assistant Jonathan Crawford: crawford@afsa.org FOREIGN SERVICE CONTACTS www.afsa.org