4 MAY-JUNE 2026 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 40 Transforming Diplomatic Productivity with AI By Daniel Crocker 44 Are AI Consular Officers in Our Future? By Ian Hopper 47 US(AI)D: What Launching AI Tools for Communicators Taught Us By Victoria Mitchell Avdiu and Michelle (Staley) Swain 50 At the Intersection of AI and Foreign Policy: A Q&A An Interview with Kelsey D. Atherton 31 Leading from the Edge: How Diplomats Are Actually Using AI By Paul Kruchoski 34 Beyond Borders: What U.S. Diplomats Can Learn from Global AI Innovation By Virginia Blaser 37 AI Should Assist, Not Replace, U.S. Diplomats By Mahvash Siddiqui May-June 2026 Volume 103, No. 3 ON THE COVER: iStockphoto/Nattapon Kongbunmee. FOCUS ON AI IN DIPLOMACY
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