The Foreign Service Journal, May 2010

ADST TRIBUTE TO EXCELLENCE The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training honored former Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., media pioneer and philanthropist Ted Turner, and broadcast journalist Ted Kop- pel at its biennial “Tribute to Excellence” dinner on Feb. 25. Ambassador Ronald Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, presented the Ralph J. Bunche Award for Diplomatic Excellence to Sen. Hagel, who serves on several policy advisory boards and teaches at Georgetown University and the University of Nebraska. ADST’s International Business Leadership Award was ac- cepted by United Nations Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin on be- half of Mr. Turner, who transformed television through the cre- ation of Cable News Network. He created the U.N. Foundation with his historic $1 billion pledge, and launched the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Mr. Koppel, senior news analyst for National Public Radio, re- ceived the Cyrus R. Vance Award for Advancing Knowledge of Diplomacy. In presenting the award, former AFSA President John Limbert noted Koppel’s important role in keeping the plight of the hostages at Embassy Tehran before the American public through “Nightline.” ADST supports training at the Foreign Service Institute and promotes understanding of U.S. diplomacy. 52 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A Y 2 0 1 0 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service ■ BY BRIAN AGGELER Amb. Chuck Ford Tells All to Texas Ambassador Charles A. “Chuck” Ford spoke at a series of programs in central Texas in early March, including a talk on “Perspectives on State, U.S. Diplomacy and the Foreign Service” hosted by the Central Texas Retiree Group in Austin. University of Texas Diplomat-in-Residence William Stewart reports that Ford delivered two “outstanding” programs on March 4 — an overview of U.S. diplomacy and a lecture on Foreign Service careers — to undergradu- ate classes and selected faculty. Ford also spoke to six classes and a group of business leaders at Angelo State University in San Angelo, on the topics of U.S.-Latin Ameri- can relations and FS careers. Ford served as ambassador to Honduras from 2005 to 2008, and is a former AFSA FCS VP. AFSA is grateful for Amb. Ford’s exceptional and tireless efforts to explain the critical importance of the Foreign Service and U.S. diplo- macy to university audiences, retirees and opinion leaders. 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