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The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2016

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on Career Diplomacy Today	21
Taking on Family Member Employment. Really!	21
Tandem Couples: Serving Together, Apart	28
A Roadmap for New Hires: 30 Rules to Survive and Thrive	35
Examining State’s Foreign Service Officer Hiring Today	41
State Department Opportunities for Students	45
Features	48
Long Past Time to Talk About Trauma—Raising Awareness and Resilience	48
Life After the Foreign Service—What We Are Doing Now, Part II	52
AFSA News	77
Celebrating the 2016 Merit Award Recipients and Donors	77
The 2016 AFSA Award Winners Announced	77
State VP Voice—Professional Liability Insurance	78
USAID VP Voice—Consultants and Annual Evaluations	79
FAS VP Voice—Thinking Outside the Box	80
Annual Adair Memorial Lecture	80
Meet the 2016 AFSA Merit Award Winners	82
Merit Award Best Essay	84
Merit Award Art Winner	84
AFSA Governing Board Meeting	85
Governing Board Retreat	85
Book Notes: The Wolf of Sarajevo	86
AFSA Hosts DS Mingle	87
Retiree Corner	88
The Medicare Question	88
Women’s Political Caucus Honors Marguerite Cooper	88
Columns	7
President's Views: Strengthening the Foreign Service	7
Letter from the Editor: Career Diplomacy Today	8
Speaking Out: Reforming Entry-Level Assignments	17
Reflections: High Hopes and Mixed Feelings—Reflections of a Consulate Intern	104
Departments	9
Letters	9
Talking Points	12
In Memory	90
Books	95
Local Lens	106
Marketplace	97
Classifieds	97
Real Estate	100
Index to Advertisers	103

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