The Foreign Service Journal, June 2005

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 F o reign 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, 2005. 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. 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 M IKKELA V. T HOMPSON Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Advertising Intern M ARIA -A NGELICA A GUAYO Editorial Board H OLLIS S UMMERS , C HAIRMAN K ENT C. B ROKENSHIRE S TEPHEN W. B UCK P ATI C HAPLIN C AROL A. G IACOMO W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN K AY W EBB M AYFIELD V IRGINIA F. S MITH C HRISTOPHER L. T EAL T ED W ILKINSON F O C U S O N F S F I C T I O N 27 / H ARMONY ’ S T OOTH Harmony Tukuka doesn’t know what to expect, but she knows that her husband Ibori has finally gone too far. By Rachel Herr Cintron 32 / T HE G UARD One man chooses not to step over a line in the dirt. By Rakesh Surampudi 37 / T HE A LLEMANDE L EFT P LAN The ambassador was a man of action, even if he didn’t use many verbs. By Brian Aggeler 42 / D REAM R EINCARNATE For one young Indian woman, hope trumps reality. By Barbara M. Bever 46 / W HEN F ANG F ANG C OOKED THE J ACKAL A shaggy dog story has a startling ending. By Janice S. Smyth 51 / T HE I NTERVIEW A stranger helps Rosa learn the truth of the Mexican proverb, “There is no bad from which good does not come.” By Stephanie Rowlands F E A T U R E S A T RUE F RIEND OF THE 18 / F OREIGN S ERVICE : R ICHARD L UGAR During 28 years in the Senate, Richard Lugar has consis- tently supported the Foreign Service. This month AFSA is honoring him for his contributions to American diplo- macy and a lifetime of public service. By Steven Alan Honley C ONTENTS J u n e 2 0 0 5 ■ Vo l ume 8 2 , No . 6 F EAR VS . H OPE : A MERICA AND G LOBAL S ECURITY / 58 To be truly secure, America needs to change the way it looks at the rest of the world — and pay attention to some larger underlying trends. By Gordon Adams S C H O O L S S U P P L E M E N T A PPLYING TO U.S. C OLLEGES : A P RIMER FOR FS T EENS / 67 The basics may be the same today as in the past, but the process is now far more competitive. By Francesca Huemer Kelly D IP K IDS F ILL V OID AT U.S. C OLLEGES / 90 American universities are increasingly looking to youth who grew up overseas to maintain the international perspective inside their classrooms. By Antje Schiffler S CHOOLS AT A G LANCE / 74 Essential data on educational choices. Cover and inside illustrations by Philippe Beha C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 The Importance of Leadership By John Limbert S PEAKING O UT / 15 Guideposts for Generalists: The Career Development Program By Josh Glazeroff R EFLECTIONS / 108 By Stanton Jue D E P A R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 12 M ARKETPLACE / 14 B OOKS / 94 I N M EMORY / 97 I NDEX T O A DVERTISERS / 106 AFSA N EWS / C ENTER I NSERT J U N E 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3