The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2015

76 JULY-AUGUST 2015 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS USAID Honors Fallen Hero On May 5, the family of the late John Alfred Nuhn honored his memory at a ceremony held at the head- quarters of the United States Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C. Nuhn died on October 23, 1964, at the age of 45 from injuries sustained in a car collision while serving as deputy assistant director for finance for USAID in Bangkok. USAID Counselor Susan Reichle presided over the ceremony, and Associate Administrator Eric Postel offered remarks honor- ing Nuhn’s commitment to expanding opportunity for all and ending extreme poverty around the world. AFSA President Robert J. Silverman, AFSA USAID Vice President Sharon Wayne and formally recognized. Mrs. Nuhn passed away in 2004, and it was the couple’s eldest son, John Nuhn, who per- severed in having a tile with his father’s name placed on USAID’s memorial wall. Nuhn worked for the Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Navy before joining USAID’s predecessor, USAID’s Memorial Wall was created 10 years ago to remember colleagues who have died while serving the United States. Nuhn’s family and senior USAID and State representatives pay their respects during the memorial ceremony. From left: daughter-in-law Shirley Nuhn, sons John and Thomas Nuhn, USAID Associate Administrator Eric Postel and Director General of the Foreign Service Arnold Chacón. COURTESYOFELLIEVANHOUTTE the U.S. Operations Mission, in 1954. His time with USAID included tours in Greece and Thailand. He is survived by his eight children and their families. n —Maria C. Livingston, Associate Editor COURTESYOFELLIEVANHOUTTE Director General of the For- eign Service Arnold Chacón also attended the ceremony. In 2000, Margaret (Peggy) Nuhn wrote to former Sec- retary of State Madeleine Albright requesting that her late husband’s sacrifice be PEC: Ethics, Professionalism and Speaking Truth to Power In 2012, the AFSA Governing Board established the Com- mittee on the Foreign Service Profession and Ethics in an effort to “enhance the profes- sional nature of the Foreign Service, both for special- ists and officers, across the spectrum of foreign affairs agencies.” The PEC’s main goal is to create a clear set of institu- tional values and a shared culture within the Foreign Service (See www.bit. ly/1CfnhyW). PEC Initiatives Since its creation, the PEC has embarked on a number of ambitious projects. One of its first, in 2013, involved partnering with the Institute for Global Ethics to conduct a survey of values within the Foreign Service. The survey found overwhelming support (70 percent of survey respon- dents) for developing a code of ethics for the Service. In 2014 the PEC submit- ted a paper, approved by the AFSA Governing Board and titled “A Professional Education for a Profes- sional Foreign Service,” to the Department of State’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review team for consideration in drafting the 2015 QDDR report. The paper recommended the creation of a career-long education program for both generalists and specialists to support a deeper under- standing of ever-evolving policies, increased manage- ment know-how and profes- sional leadership. Currently, the PEC is draft- ing a professional code of con- duct to formally articulate the ethical values of the Foreign Service. The committee hopes Continued on page 85