The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2024

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on Mental Health Support	20
Mental Health Support at State: No Shame, No Penalties	20
Addressing Mental Health Needs at USAID	25
Mental Health First Aid for Foreign Service Families	29
Can Happiness Make Us Better Diplomats?	33
Resources: Where to Turn When You Need Assistance	38
Features	39
The FS at 100—What Does the Future Hold?	39
The Ideal Foreign Service	44
Straight from the Source	46
Modernizing Foreign Service Assessments: The Move to Virtual Platforms	46
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—Mental Health in the Foreign Service	7
Speaking Out—Workplace Conditions at State: Change Is Coming	16
Off-Road with the Foreign Service—Swimming with Whales in Tonga	64
Reflections—Diplomats, Firecrackers, and a Checker Cab: The Opening of U.S. Embassy Beijing	75
Local Lens—Kulikalon Lake, Tajikistan	78
Departments	9
Talking Points	9
In Memory	60
Books	67
Marketplace	69
Real Estate	69
Classifieds	73
Index to Advertisers	74
AFSA News	49
AFSA Celebrates Foreign Service Day	49
State VP Voice—Countering Mental and Physical Burnout at Work	50
FAS VP Voice—Ushering in the Next Chapter	51
FCS VP Voice—Building a Strong Foundation	52
AFSA Governing Board Meeting, May 15, 2024	52
Retiree VP Voice—Preserving the Annuity Exception	53
AFSA Hosts 50th Memorial Plaque Ceremony	55
The AFSA Exhibit Travels to Presidential Libraries	56
100 Years of the Foreign Service at NMAD	57
AFSA Welcomes New FS Cohort	57
Podcast—“100 Years Old and Still Kicking It”	58
AFSA Good Works—The Foreign Service Journal	59

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