The Foreign Service Journal, June 2011

Cover I
Contents 3
Focus on Latin America 16
U.S. Policy in the Western Hemisphere 16
Mexico’s Anguished Decade 22
Brazil and the U.S.: Remaking a Relationship 27
Hugo Chávez: No Friend of the United States 32
FS Heritage 39
Getting the Message Across: Malcolm Toon and the Moscow Press 39
Special Report 44
The Foreign Service Blogosphere in 2011 44
AFSA News 49
AFSA Holds “Rally to Serve America” 49
News Briefs 50
Scenes from AFSA’s April 8 Rally 51
VP State—Something Larger than Ourselves 52
The AFSA Plan 53
VP FAS—Rising to the Challenges 53
Women’s Role in Security and Development 54
Looking Out for Our Foreign Service Pets 55
Book Notes: The Architecture of Diplomacy 56
Event Calendar 57
Classifieds 58
Schools Supplement 73
Promoting Your Child’s Emotional Health 73
Only Connect! Meeting the Challenges of Special Needs Students 88
Schools at a Glance 90
Departments 5
President’s Views—The Ambassador: Linchpin of Field Diplomacy 5
Speaking Out—Is the Foreign Service Still a Profession? 13
Reflections—Room Service 108
Letters 7
Cybernotes 9
Marketplace 11
Books 61
In Memory 64
Index to Advertisers 106

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