The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2003

recent years. Some are left over from another era and may need to be scrapped or radically redesigned. Still others may need to be expanded or refocused as State assumes additional responsibilities. New approaches to eliminating and controlling weapons of mass destruction must be high on the list. A comprehensive and cre- ative strategy for public diplomacy in the Islamic world, and efforts to strengthen international civil police capacity, are two other areas that require more emphasis. On other fronts, the Foreign Relations Committee in May passed a foreign assistance authorization bill for the first time in many years. This will further strengthen our diplomat- ic capabilities, by raising the profile of foreign assistance programs and giving Congress a greater stake in their success. During the first months of 2003, we also achieved a number of bipartisan successes as the Senate, based on work done by the committee, ratified the Moscow Treaty, the NATO membership accession treaty and three tax treaties, and approved President Bush’s landmark Global AIDS Initiative. This is an important time in our history, perhaps as pivotal as the beginning of the Cold War. The same CFR report I cited earlier noted that, “American foreign policy prevailed in the Cold War in large part because of the Department of State.” In the new war on terrorism, too, we can only prevail by skillful use of our diplomatic clout, public diplomacy, and foreign assistance, directed by a reinvigorated and replenished State Department. ■ Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., is the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. J U LY- A U G U S T 2 0 0 3 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 15 S P E A K I N G O U T Victory in Iraq requires a robust foreign policy, one that is capable of leveraging America’s strength.