The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2023

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2023 5 July-August 2023 Volume 100, No. 6 Focus on DEIA: Foundations for Progress 31 DEIA Is No Longer Just “Nice to Have” By G i n a Ab e rc r omb i e - Wi n s t a n l ey 35 Advancing Racial Equity and DEIA: Ten Truths of Implementation By Ma r i a n n e Sc o t t 39 Let Our Rejoicing Rise: TLG Celebrates 50 Years By Yo l o n d a Ke r n ey a n d K r y s t l e No rma n 44 Through the Rearview Mirror: The 1970s Reform of Women’s Role in Diplomacy By Ma r g u e r i t e Co o p e r 48 Before Meyer, et al. v. U.S. Department of State : A 1996 Accessibility Milestone By Pa u l M . Ca r t e r J r. 51 From Undocumented to U.S. Career Diplomat By J e s s e Gu t i e r rez Feature 55 The Real Heroes in Getting Out of Saigon: U.S. Foreign Service Officers By D. Z . S t o n e Cover Story 24 East Africa Embassy Bombings, 25 Years Later Reflections from Ambassadors Prudence Bushnell and John E. Lange 28 The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund: What You Should Know By Le e An n Ro s s Appreciation 85 A Prime Mover for Disability Rights: Judith Heumann (1947–2023) By Do n n a Sc a r ama s t r a Go rma n