The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2008

Cover I
Contents 3
Profile 13
A Tireless Advocate for the Foreign Service: Thomas D. Boyatt 13
Focus on Afghanistan 23
Salvaging the Afghanistan Venture 23
PRTs in Afghanistan: A Report from the Inside 31
NATO and Afghanistan: Made for Each Other? 36
The Pakistan Piece of the Puzzle 41
FS Heritage 46
“Grace Under Pressure:” John Paton Davies 46
Feature 53
Spring in Prague — 40 Years Ago 53
AFSA News 59
Dissenters Honored with AFSA Awards 59
Dissent Awards Turn 40: Telling Truth to Power 59
Briefs: Aggeler’s Life in the Foreign Service 60
VP State: Open Season for Cheap Shots 61
Herter Award: Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman 63
Rivkin Award: Rachel Schneller 64
Harriman Award: Luke Zahner 65
Post Rep of the Year: Julie Eadeh 66
Guess Award: Craig Gerard 66
Delavan Award: Virginia Gregory 67
Bohlen Award: Victor Williams 67
AFSA 2008 Merit Scholars 68
Winning Merit Scholarship Essay 70
AFSA Issue Brief: FS Resource Needs 71
Classifieds 72
Departments 5
President’s Views—Work Requirements 5
Reflections—On a Hilltop in Venezuela 92
Letters 6
Cybernotes 10
Marketplace 11
Books 75
In Memory 78
Index to Advertisers 90

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