6 JULY AUGUST 2024 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 75 Reflections Diplomats, Firecrackers, and a Checker Cab: The Opening of U.S. Embassy Beijing By Don Hausrath 78 Local Lens Kulikalon Lake, Tajikistan By Alex Noppe Cover and interior art—Beth Walrond. Marketplace 69 Real Estate 73 Classifieds 74 Index to Advertisers 7 President’s Views Mental Health in the Foreign Service By Tom Yazdgerdi 16 Speaking Out Workplace Conditions at State: Change Is Coming By Stacy D. Williams 64 Off-Road with the Foreign Service Swimming with Whales in Tonga By Tom Armbruster Perspectives Departments 9 Talking Points 60 In Memory 67 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 49 AFSA Celebrates Foreign Service Day 50 State VP Voice—Countering Mental and Physical Burnout at Work 51 FAS VP Voice—Ushering in the Next Chapter 52 FCS VP Voice—Building a Strong Foundation 52 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, May 15, 2024 53 Retiree VP Voice—Preserving the Annuity Exception 55 AFSA Hosts 50th Memorial Plaque Ceremony 56 The AFSA Exhibit Travels to Presidential Libraries 57 100 Years of the Foreign Service at NMAD 57 AFSA Welcomes New FS Cohort 58 Podcast—“100 Years Old and Still Kicking It” 59 AFSA Good Works—The Foreign Service Journal 55
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