The Foreign Service Journal, May 2007

T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents 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, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org . WEB: www.afsa.org . TELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2007. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager A NDREW K IDD Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Intern E. M ARGARET M AC F ARLAND Editorial Board T ED W ILKINSON , C HAIRMAN K ENT C. B ROKENSHIRE S TEPHEN W. B UCK A NTHONY S. C HAN J OSH G LAZEROFF W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN K AY W EBB M AYFIELD J OHN K. N ALAND J OYCE N AMDE C HRISTOPHER L. T EAL F O C U S O N T H E F S A S A C A R E E R 20 / P LUS Ç A C HANGE ... ? Many in the Foreign Service may hope that things will get back to “normal” once the Iraq War is over. Don’t count on it. By Shawn Zeller 27 / C OPING WITH U NACCOMPANIED T OURS The unaccompanied tour, a rapidly growing category of overseas service, presents new challenges for the Foreign Service. By Nan Leininger 35 / R ECALLING A LL -P URPOSE D UTY IN R USSIA Two decades ago, Embassy Moscow and Consulate General Leningrad became the only U.S. diplomatic missions in a foreign country with no FSNs. By Allan Mustard C ONTENTS Ma y 2 0 0 7 Vo l ume 8 4 , No . 5 F E A T U R E S T HE E DUCATION OF C ARNE R OSS : F ROM O UTRAGE TO O PPORTUNITY / 42 A senior British Foreign Service officer who resigned three years ago over his government’s Iraq policy now provides diplomatic advice to those who need it most. By Ludovic Hood T HE L AST F LIGHT FROM T ALLINN / 46 A Foreign Service code clerk finally receives recognition for his sacrifice in the line of duty two-thirds of a century ago. By Eric A. Johnson and Anna Hermann Cover and inside illustration by John Lavin C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEW / 5 An Over-Ripe Opportunity Needs Attention Now By J. Anthony Holmes S PEAKING O UT / 12 When Importance Is Equated with Danger By Brian T. Neubert I N R ESPONSE / 16 Much More than Pins on a Map By Lawrence E. Butler FS K NOW -H OW / 18 Dealing with Identity Theft By David Zwach R EFLECTIONS / 72 A House Call in the Guatemalan Highlands By Donald W. MacCorquodale D E PA R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 6 C YBERNOTES / 8 F AS T RAX / 11 M ARKETPLACE / 13 AFSA N EWS / 53 B OOKS / 63 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 70 M A Y 2 0 0 7 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3