The Foreign Service Journal, May 2020

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MAY 2020 65 AFSA NEWS BOOK NOTES : Modern Diplomacy in Practice On Feb. 21, AFSA welcomed professors Robert Hutchings and Jeremi Suri of the Uni- versity of Texas at Austin for a discussion of their new book, Modern Diplomacy in Practice. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). services. It surveys how Bra- zil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States conduct their diplomacy through a profes- sional career Foreign Service, drawing out best practices. Chapters cover the distinctive histories and cultures of each of the coun- tries’ diplomatic services, their changing role in the making of foreign policy and their preparations for the new challenges of the 21st century. Robert Hutchings is professor and former dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. His combined aca- demic and diplomatic career AFSA Director of Profes- sional Policy Issues Julie Nutter moderated the con- versation. The book lays out, by country, a study of the world’s 10 largest diplomatic included service as chairman of the National Intelligence Council, director for Europe with the National Security Council and special adviser to the Secretary of State, with the rank of ambassador. He is the author and editor of six books. Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the Univer- sity of Texas at Austin, where he is professor in the Depart- ment of History and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of nine books on history, international relations and political leadership, and he hosts a weekly podcast, “This Is Democracy.” n Jeremi Suri (left) and Robert Hutchings discuss their new book, Modern Diplomacy in Practice , on Feb. 21 at AFSA headquarters. AFSA/CAMERONWOODWORTH AFSA Meets with Representative Fitzpatrick AFSA President Eric Rubin (left), AFSA State Vice President Tom Yazdgerdi (third from left) and AFSA USAID Vice President Jason Singer (right) meet with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Feb. 28 in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to discuss Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations. AFSA Voter Registration Guide Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is the next federal Election Day. Visit AFSA’s website at afsa.org/afsa-voter-registration-guide for a voter registration guide that makes it easier for you and your family to register to vote. The guide includes voter registration deadlines for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, as well as information on requesting absentee ballots. If you would like to check on your registration status, visit vote411.org or nationalvoterregistrationday.org. n