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The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2020

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on Pandemic Diplomacy	26
Waking Up to a Pandemic: H1N1 in Mexico, 2009	26
There’s a Playbook: From Ebola to COVID-19	29
COVID-19 and Global Health Governance	34
Disinformation Challenges in a Pandemic	38
Rethinking Public Diplomacy for a Post-Pandemic World	42
Luanda to Ohio: A Family Journey	45
The Foreign Service Responds to COVID-19	50
Feature	73
Russia’s Return to the Middle East	73
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—Living Up to Our Ideals	7
Letter from the Editor—We’re Listening	9
Speaking Out—Changing Mindsets on Race at State	23
Reflections—Public Health in Foreign Policy: Ebola 1976	104
Local Lens—Istanbul, Turkey	106
Departments	10
Letters	10
Letters-Plus	13
Talking Points	16
In Memory	91
Books	96
Marketplace	99
Real Estate	99
Index to Advertisers	101
Classifieds	102
AFSA News	77
AFSA Supports Racial and Social Justice	77
AFSA Members Speak Out in COVID-19 Survey	77
State VP Voice—COVID-19 and the Summer Transfer Season	78
USAID VP Voice—Operating Expense Funds and Program Funds: A Division that Unites Us All	79
Retiree VP Voice—Mid-Term Progress Report	80
AFSA Governing Board Meeting	80
AFSA on the Hill—How Will the Pandemic Affect the International Affairs Budget?	81
AFSA Voter Registration Guide	81
Extraordinary Times: An Extraordinary Request	82
AFSA Outreach in This New (Virtual) World	83
AFSA Works to Protect USAID Members During Pandemic	85
Meet the 2020 AFSA Merit Award Winners	86
State Department Drops Mandatory Low Ranking	90

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