The Foreign Service Journal, April 2020

6 APRIL 2020 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 57 The Passing of F. Allen “Tex” Harris 58 State VP Voice—Giving the MSI the Attention It Deserves 59 USAID VP Voice—Labor Management Relations 59 AFSA Governing Board Meeting 59 Everything You Need to Know about the TSP 60 FCS VP Voice—We’ve Seen This Movie Before 60 AFSA Seeks Volunteers for Elections Committee 61 AFSA on the Hill—Building on Fiscal Year 2020 Gains 61 Retirement Planning Five to 10 Years Out 62 Foreign Service Artists Featured at AFSA Showcase 64 AFSAWelcomes Incoming Classes 65 Call for Nominations: 2020 Exemplary Performance Awards 66 AFSA Outreach Campaign Highlights the Foreign Service as the First Line of Defense 66 AFSA Hosts Breakfast for Ambassadors AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION On the Cover— Illustration by Jeff Moores. Marketplace 84 Classifieds 85 Index to Advertisers 86 Real Estate & Property Management FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views The Legacy of Tex Harris By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor Diplomacy in the Time of Corona By Sh awn Do rma n 20 Speaking Out Breaking Away from “Born, Not Made” By An d re a Su s a n a Ma r t i n ez Do n n a l l y a n d Ch r i s t i n a T. Le Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 12 Letters-Plus 14 Talking Points 82 Books 89 Reflections On the Road from Sibiu By J o n a t h a n B . R i c ke r t 90 Local Lens Cessy, France By Kev i n Ke e n 57