The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2011

Send your letter to the editor to journal@afsa.org. J U LY- A U G U S T 2 0 1 1 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 9 level (e.g., negotiating promotion pre- cepts and ensuring general fairness of the promotion process). We look to the Journal to be our conduit into the important issues of the day affecting the Foreign Service. There are a host of those at the mo- ment including the budget, the De- fense Department’s takeover of foreign affairs, and the continuing expenditure of treasure and careers on the Iraq and Afghanistan “expeditions.” The State VP should find plenty of material in those kinds of themes for his monthly column. There’s no need to provide a lecture on EERs and Supervision 101. Joseph Schreiber FSO, retired La Guacima de Alajuela, Costa Rica Thank You, Ted I read with great interest Ted Wilkinson’s article in the March Jour- nal , “Toward a More Perfect Union.” It was well done! It is but another ex- ample of all the hard work he has done for AFSA, both as chairman of the For- eign Service Journal Editorial Board and in many other capacities. Peter Lord FSO, retired Richmond, Va. L E T T E R S