THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2025 23 WHAT WE’VE LOST Firsthand Accounts FROM THE FIELD In the April-May 2025 FSJ, we published stories from our colleagues at USAID whose lives were turned upside down by the dismantling of their agency. We received so much feedback that AFSA decided to launch a new public awareness campaign—“Service Disrupted”—to help Americans understand what our country loses when our diplomats are pulled from the field. We asked AFSA members to share the important work they were doing when the assault on the Foreign Service began, specifically: What is important about the work you do, and what will be (or has been) lost without you in the field? What are the impacts (losses) to America as the result of your program and/or position being shuttered? What do you want Americans to better understand about your specific work and why it matters? Member stories quickly inundated our inbox—too many to print. Below we share a few, which have been lightly edited for clarity. Many are printed anonymously; the authors are known to us and come from member agencies and from posts across the globe. We will continue to share your stories in the Journal and on our social media channels as we receive them. If you have one to share, please send it to humans-of-fs@afsa.org. —The Editors COVER STORY
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