The Foreign Service Journal, April 2022

44 APRIL 2022 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Inside a U.S. Embassy was used in a course at the European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, 2013, and EUCOM brought Shawn Dorman over to present an Embassy 101 talk. Inside a U.S. Embassy is read around the world, from the Amazon to Antarctica to Machu Picchu. COURTESYOFAFSA COURTESYOFAFSA read an article about the surging interest among recent college graduates and graduate students in joining the Foreign Service, no doubt inspired by the opportunity to restore America’s stand- ing in the world through diplomatic service. The timing could not have been better! “[The third edition of] Inside a U.S. Embassy was clearly posi- tioned to be the leading resource for those preparing to take the entrance exam for the Foreign Service.” Both the second and third editions are available in e-book for- mat. Since the second edition’s first printing, AFSA has sold more than 150,000 copies of the book. Going into its ninth printing, it keeps on selling hundreds of copies each quarter. Along the way the book has won awards and accolades, and continues to be one of AFSA’s best outreach tools. The 2011 edition received the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal in the category of Current Events–For- eign Affairs/Military as well as the 2012 Axiom Business Book Award bronze medal in the Career category. It has been adopted for more than 70 university courses, and dozens of universities have also purchased it for career centers. It is available in 1,118 libraries around the world. The book has been used at the Foreign Service Institute for vari- ous training courses, including the ambassadorial seminar. The U.S. military, too, uses the book for training courses, including at National Defense University, Marine Corps University, Special Operations Command and more than a dozen other military institutions. Diplomats in residence share it with students who might consider the Foreign Service career and with universities in their regions. Embassies worldwide have used it for outreach. The 2005 edition was trans- lated into Chinese and sold in China, though tracking sales there has been a challenge. Educating Americans about Diplomacy Even the current president of the United States may recall a connection with the book. Back in 2003, when he was the rank- ing minority member on the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, now-President Joe Biden provided a blurb for the 2005