The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2017

6 JULY-AUGUST 2017 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 49 2017-2019 Governing Board Election Results 50 State VP Voice—I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You 51 USAID VP Voice—The Future of Foreign Assistance 52 FAS VP Voice—Looking Forward 52 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, May 2017 53 Assignment Restrictions: An Update 54 AFSA Outreach—Our Successes So Far 55 Senate Foreign Service Caucus Launched 56 99 Years of the FSJ Now at Your Fingertips 56 2017 Summer Interns Arrive at AFSA 57 2017 AFSAAward Recipients 58 Retiree Corner 60 iLead Speaker Series Features AFSA President 60 AFSAAnnounces High School Essay Contest Winner 60 Join Us for Happy Hours AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION On the Cover: A woman portrayed against a backdrop of dramatic deforestation in the hills of Haiti. Photo by Ron F. Savage, a USAID FSO cur- rently serving in the Dominican Republic. More of his photographs can be found at http://sierravistaimages.zenfolio.com. 7 President’s Views Sustaining America’s Global Leadership By Ba r ba r a S t e p h e n s o n 9 Letter from the Editor Climate Change Diplomacy By Sh awn Do rma n 17 Speaking Out The Value and Purpose of American Diplomacy By Wi l l i am J . Bu r n s Departments 10 Letters 13 Talking Points 65 In Memory 70 Books 78 Local Lens Pernik, Bulgaria By J e n n y Co b b l e Marketplace 72 Classifieds 75 Real Estate 74 Index to Advertisers Perspectives FOREIGN SERVICE 78 56