The Foreign Service Journal, May 2022

6 MAY 2022 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 80 Reflections The Power of Our Example By Ro n a l d E . Hawk i n s J r. 82 Local Lens Okinawa, Japan By F i o n a Ma s l a n d On the Cover— Background scenic images: iStockphoto.com/Biletskiy Evgeniy/Panso/Lunamarina. Photos courtesy of Focus authors. Composition by Caryn Suko Smith. Marketplace 73 Lodging & Extended Stay 74 Real Estate 78 Classifieds 79 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views One Foreign Service Family By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor There Is Life After By Sh awn Do rma n 19 Speaking Out On Our Own: Diplomats Deserve Equal Access to Reproductive Health Services By An d re a Ca p e l l á n Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 14 Talking Points 66 In Memory 70 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 55 2022 AFSA Leadership and Management Survey Results 55 AFSA Hosts Policy Planning Director 56 State VP Voice—Locality Pay for Local FS Hires: It’s Time 57 USAID VP Voice— Now Is the Time to Think about Retirement 58 FAS VP Voice—Standing Behind ThoseWho Step Up 58 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Feb. 16 58 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, March 16 59 Retiree VP Voice—Staying Connected with Colleagues 59 Annual Report: Legal Defense Fund 60 A Conversation with theWomenWho Produced “The American Diplomat” 61 ATalk with Former USAID Counselor Chris Milligan 62 Diplomats at Work Event: A Day in the Life of an Agricultural Diplomat 63 Payroll Failures: AFSA Files Cohort Grievance 64 Book Notes: American Ambassadors 64 AFSA Speaks to Job Search/ Transition Program 65 AFSAWelcomes Pardee Graduate Students