The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2007

T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org . WEB: www.afsa.org . TELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2007. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager A NDREW K IDD Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Intern A NNA G LEYSTEEN Advertising Intern A NGELINE V UONG Editorial Board T ED W ILKINSON , C HAIRMAN K ENT C. B ROKENSHIRE S TEPHEN W. B UCK A NTHONY S. C HAN J OSH G LAZEROFF W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN K AY W EBB M AYFIELD J OHN K. N ALAND J OYCE N AMDE C HRISTOPHER L. T EAL F O C U S O N N O N P R O L I F E R A T I O N 18 / N EEDED : A N EW N UCLEAR C ONTRACT The nuclear “haves” should offer meaningful incentives to the “have-nots” to forgo such weapons. By James E. Goodby 25 / U.S. P OLICY : I NTERLOCKING AND R EINFORCING E LEMENTS The Bush administration’s multifaceted approach has contributed significantly to preventing further nuclear weapons proliferation. By Christopher A. Ford 30 / T URNABOUT I S F AIR P LAY Washington has put the brakes on North Korea’s nuclear program by opting for talks. By Leon V. Sigal 36 / N UKES IN R USSIA : S ITUATION T ERRIBLE , BUT M UCH I MPROVED The Cooperative Threat Reduction program has helped Russia and other states make rapid and valuable strides toward securing their at-risk materials and facilities. By Bob Guldin 43 / A CTIVISTS AND A NALYSTS : T HE R OLE OF NGO S Nongovernmental organizations often do not get much respect, but the global nonproliferation regime would be the poorer without them. By Mark Fitzpatrick F S F I C T I O N 55 / S HOWDOWN AT THE N ATIONAL D AY B UFFET Those who work harder to get ahead lack imagination and sufficient devotion to the truly meaningful things in life. By Brian Aggeler C ONTENTS J u l y-A u g u s t 2 0 0 7 Vo l ume 8 4 , No . 7-8 F E A T U R E S A C AREER OF M ANAGEMENT E XCELLENCE : A MBASSADOR J OAN C LARK / 49 Last month AFSA recognized the retired ambassador’s many contributions to American diplomacy and her lifetime of public service. By Steven Alan Honley DS R IDES THE I RON R OOSTER / 60 To deliver diplomatic pouches securely while complying with Chinese restrictions, staff from the Seoul Regional Diplomatic Courier Hub travel by train to Bejing. By James B. Angell Cover and inside illustration by Phil Foster C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 The Verdict Is In: State’s Woeful Underfunding Threatens Transformational Diplomacy By J. Anthony Holmes S PEAKING O UT / 14 U.S. Public Diplomacy: Can Science Help? By Kristin M. Lord FS K NOW -H OW / 16 Helping a Colleague Cope with the Death of a Loved One By Joan B. Odean R EFLECTIONS / 92 How Many Guns Does a Vice Consul Rate? By Fred Donner D E PA R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 6 C YBERNOTES / 10 M ARKETPLACE / 12 F AS T RAX / 13 AFSA N EWS / 69 B OOKS / 83 I NDEX T O A DVERTISERS / 90 J U LY- A U G U S T 2 0 0 7 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3