The Foreign Service Journal, September 2003

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 3 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing here- in represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSA Members - $9.50 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign air- mail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org. WEB: www.afsa.org. TE LEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2003. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037- 2990. Printed on 50 percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Associate Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Business Manager M IKKELA V. T HOMPSON Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER AFSA News Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Art Director C ARYN J. S UKO Editorial Intern A STER G RAHN Advertising Interns C HARLES O DENZ J ESSICA B ARNOSKI Editorial Board J UDITH B AROODY , C HAIRMAN M ARK W. B OCCHETTI E LIZABETH S PIRO C LARK T ATIANA G FOELLER -V OLKOFF C AROL A. G IACOMO L AURIE K ASSMAN C AROLINE M EIRS H OLLIS S UMMERS W ILLIAM W ANLUND T ED W ILKINSON F OCUS ON F OREIGN S ERVICE S PECIALISTS 20 / E DITOR ’ S I NTRODUCTION 21 / A T OUCH OF C LASS : T HE W ORLD OF F OREIGN S ERVICE S PECIALISTS By Bob Guldin 28 / P UBLIC D IPLOMACY ’ S “S ECRET W EAPON ” By William Ancker 31 / T HAT ’ S C LASSIFIED ! By Barbara Jacquin 32 / S AY A H : R EGIONAL M EDICAL O FFICERS IN A CTION By Shawn Dorman 34 / A S ECURITY E NGINEERING O FFICER ’ S P OINT OF V IEW By Craig L. Cloud 36 / R ESPONDING TO A C RISIS By Karen Sliter 38 / O FFICE M ANAGEMENT S PECIALISTS : O N THE M OVE By Linda O’Brien 40 / T HE E VOLUTION OF THE OMS F UNCTION By Llywelyn C. Graeme 42 / G IVE M E T ECHNICOLOR … A NY D AY ! By Linda Ingalls 43 / T HE L IFE OF F OREIGN S ERVICE S PECIALISTS By Brian Coen 46 / S EPARATE AND U NEQUAL By Harry Chamberlain 47 / IRO S : I NTO THE C YBER A GE By Ruth Mara, Cynthia Borys and Marge Melun 49 / T HE IMS O VERSEAS : S TAND U P AND B E C OUNTED By William Potter C ONTENTS S e p t emb e r 2 0 0 3 ■ Vo l ume 8 0 , No . 9 A SSISTING A NTI -P OACHING E FFORTS IN C HAD / 53 By Joe Cole F OREIGN S ERVICE S PECIALISTS S PEAK O UT / 55 By Steven Alan Honley F E A T U R E S F OR P ROF . G INGRICH , A L ITTLE H ISTORY L ESSON / 62 Newt Gingrich claims the Foreign Service has systematically worked to undermine U.S. interests. Here’s why he’s wrong. By Stephen R. Dujack C HILE ’ S O WN S EPT . 11 / 68 Allegations of American involvement in the Sept. 11, 1973, coup in Chile were recently revived by an unexpected source: Secretary of State Colin Powell. By George Gedda D E P A R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 6 C YBERNOTES / 10 B OOKS / 74 I N M EMORY / 75 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 82 AFSA N EWS / C ENTER I NSERT C O L U M N S P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 She Talked the Talk and Walked the Walk By Louise K. Crane S PEAKING O UT I / 14 Why I Resigned By John Brown S PEAKING O UT II / 15 Why Dissent is Important and Resignation Honorable By Ann Wright R EFLECTIONS / 84 By Mikkela Thompson Cover and inside illustration by Connie McClennans