The Foreign Service Journal, May 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MAY 2017 57 AFSA NEWS ADST Launches FSI at 70 On March 9, the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training hosted an event at AFSA’s E Street headquar- ters building to launch a new book, FSI at 70—Future Forward: A History of the Foreign Service Institute (Arlington Hall Press, 2017). The book covers the founding of FSI and its evolution as the premier institution dedicated to teaching foreign languages and diplomatic tradecraft. The book was written by former Foreign Service Officer Ste- ven Alan Honley, the previous editor-in- chief of The Foreign Service Journal (2001-2014). Philip Hughes, chairman of the ADST Board of Direc- tors, kicked off the event, welcoming participants and thanking the various contributors to the book, as well as the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, which pro- vided funds for the project. Dr. Marc Ostfield, deputy director of the Foreign Service Institute, discussed the importance of the FSI program and the institute’s new emphasis on immersive learning. He stated that by reviewing previous suc- cesses and lessons learned from the past 70 years, FSI at 70: Future Forward is a springboard to plans for the future. Finally, author Steve Hon- ley spoke about the process of researching and writing the book, acknowledging the contributions of ADST intern Danny Li. Mr. Honley commended FSI for “never losing sight of its core mis- sion, to serve those who serve around the world.” Honley also thanked AFSA for its assistance— in particular for sharing access to the full digitized FSJ archive, which proved invaluable. Following his presentation, Mr. Honley took questions from the audience. FSI at 70—Future For- ward: A History of the Foreign Service Institute is available from Amazon in both e-book and paperback formats. n —Gemma Dvorak, Associate Editor