The Foreign Service Journal, June 2024

6 JUNE 2024 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 76 Reflections MFO: Tipping the Scales in Favor of Stability By Joseph Anthony D’Agostino III 78 Local Lens Los Cobanos, El Salvador By Caitlin Hartford On the Cover—Illustration by Bitteschoen.TV. Marketplace 70 Real Estate 74 Classifieds 75 Index to Advertisers 7 President’s Views Diplomacy Works: Do Our Budgets Reflect That? By Tom Yazdgerdi 9 Letter from the Editor AI for Diplomacy By Shawn Dorman 18 Speaking Out The Foreign Service Deserves Its Own Sorting Hat By Eric Bernau Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 12 Talking Points 67 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 44 Inside Diplomacy: DG Talks to AFSA Members 44 AFSA Hosts Road Scholars 44 Shop AFSA! 45 State VP Voice—Advancing Diplomacy for the Next Century 46 USAID VP Voice—Answers for Our Overworked Workforce 47 Retiree VP Voice—Mandatory Retirement: Why Still Age 65? 48 AFSA on the Hill—FY24 Appropriations Outcomes 49 AFSA on Havana Syndrome 49 AFSA Urges Clarity on Flag Restrictions 50 FSJ Welcomes New Associate Editor 50 AFSA Governing Board Meetings, March and April 2024 50 Training for Op-Ed Writing 50 AFSA Webinar—The View from Washington 51 AFSA’s Good Works—Member Advocacy 44

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