The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2009

Contents I
Contents 3
Focus on FS Fiction 18
The Roads Are Closing 18
Igloo of Hairless Winos 23
The Day the American Embassy Burned 28
On the Road to Cape Town 34
FS Heritage 40
Lucius Battle: Shaper of the Postwar Foreign Service 40
AFSA News 47
2009 Dissent & Performance Awards 47
Commerce Secretary Meets AFSA Leaders 47
New Foreign Affairs Council Report Released 47
News Briefs 48
Harris Award: Barron I. Rosen 49
Rivkin Award: Jeffrey Collins 50
Rivkin Award: Michael C. Gonzales 51
Bohlen Award: Erica Krug 52
Guess Award: Lily Hightower 52
Delavan Award: Megan Gallardo 53
Post Rep of the Year: Ken Kero-Mentz 53
2009 AFSA Merit Award Winners 54
Merit Award “Best Essay” 56
Classifieds 58
Departments 5
President’s Views—Past, Present and Future 5
Speaking Out—Regaining Relevance: Five Steps to Strengthen State 14
Reflections—“Send Money or Will Sell Body” 68
Letters 6
Cybernotes 10
Marketplace 13
Books 61
Index to Advertisers 66

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