THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2025 69 AFSA TERM REPORT During the 2023-2025 Governing Board term, The Foreign Service Journal covered a broad set of pivotal moments in Foreign Service history—from Cold War–era public diplomacy efforts to the AFSA and Foreign Service centennials, to evolving issues affecting the diplomacy field, such as artificial intelligence, climate diplomacy, and workplace well-being. With a print run of 14,000 and an online readership of some 36,000, the Journal reaches every member of Congress and is distributed to every U.S. embassy and consulate worldwide. Awards. The May 2024 Journal received the silver 2025 Trendy Award for best monthly professional society magazine for its focus on the AFSA and Foreign Service centennials. The May 2023 FSJ edition, focused on “Public Diplomacy: Cold War and Beyond,” received multiple honors: a silver Trendy Award for best monthly professional society magazine, a Tabbie honorable mention for best single issue from Trade and Business Publications International, and an APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence) honorable mention for excellence in magazine publishing. This edition showcased the work of U.S. Information Agency exhibit guides who told America’s story across the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991. The December 2023 FSJ feature article, “Operation Nica Welcome,” by FSO Kate Applegate also earned a Tabbie honorable mention in 2024. Centennial Celebration. Our May 2024 special centennial edition featured essays from then–Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former Secretaries of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and James Baker, and then–USAID Administrator Samantha Power. The Journal featured a “100 Words for 100 Years” essay collection and received dozens of responses for its writing competition on the future of the Foreign Service. Additionally, in every edition of the centennial year, the FSJ featured a different AFSA member benefit program in its “AFSA Works” column. Many advertisers provided special centennial messages congratulating the Foreign Service and AFSA. FS Books: New, Updated Voice of the Foreign Service Edition. Published in time for AFSA’s centennial commemorative events in May 2024, The Voice of the Foreign Service: A History of the American Foreign Service Association at 100 is the second edition of AFSA’s history book, which traces the evolution of the Foreign Service and the association into the 21st century. Author and former diplomat Harry Kopp chronicles the events that shaped AFSA into what it is today—the professional association and union for the U.S. Foreign Service. Praise for the new edition includes: “Marking the centennial of AFSA and the Foreign Service, The Voice of the Foreign Service is a must read for those who want to learn more about both. ... It turns bureaucratic battles and legislative maneuvers into chapters that entertain and enlighten. It’s a smooth read from beginning to end.” —Ambassador Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch, author of Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir The Foreign Service Journal and FS Books Award-winning FSJ issues include the May 2024 edition, the May 2023 edition, and the December 2023 edition. FSJ publications team during the 2024 Foreign Service Day reception at AFSA headquarters. (Not pictured: Susan Maitra and Molly Long; and Caryn Suko Smith and Jay Mason of Driven By Design.) From left: Associate Editor Mark Parkhomenko, Deputy Editor Donna Gorman, Editor in Chief and Director of Publications Shawn Dorman, Publications Coordinator and Content Strategist Hannah Harari, and Managing Editor Kathryn Owens. AFSA/JOAQUIN SOSA
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