The Foreign Service Journal, June 2024

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on AI for Diplomacy	21
New Tools for Better Foreign Policy	21
An AI Primer for Policy Professionals	24
At the Crossroads of Tradition and Innovation with AI	28
Toward Data-Informed Multilateral Diplomacy	31
AI Disruption and Responsible Use in Diplomacy	35
Feature	38
Beyond Scale: Three Steps Toward Modernizing the Foreign Service	38
FS Heritage	40
Henry of the Tower Revisited	40
Education Supplement	53
Beyond Borders: Launching Third Culture Kids	53
Education at a Glance	58
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—Diplomacy Works: Do Our Budgets Reflect That?	7
Letter from the Editor—AI for Diplomacy	9
Speaking Out—The Foreign Service Deserves Its Own Sorting Hat	18
Reflections—MFO: Tipping the Scales in Favor of Stability	76
Local Lens—Los Cobanos, El Salvador	78
Departments	10
Letters	10
Talking Points	12
Books	67
Marketplace	70
Real Estate	70
Classifieds	74
Index to Advertisers	75
AFSA News	44
Inside Diplomacy: DG Talks to AFSA Members	44
AFSA Hosts Road Scholars	44
Shop AFSA!	44
State VP Voice—Advancing Diplomacy for the Next Century	45
USAID VP Voice—Answers for Our Overworked Workforce	46
Retiree VP Voice—Mandatory Retirement: Why Still Age 65?	47
AFSA on the Hill—FY24 Appropriations Outcomes	48
AFSA on Havana Syndrome	49
AFSA Urges Clarity on Flag Restrictions	49
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	50
AFSA’s Good Works—Member Advocacy	51

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