6 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2025 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL FEATURE: SERVICE DISRUPTED 47 Firsthand Accounts from the Field FS HERITAGE 54 A Cold War Ambassador’s Lessons for Today By Stephen R. Grand RETIREMENT SUPPLEMENT 77 Twelve Retirement Pitfalls to Avoid By John K. Naland 59 R eductions in Force at State 59 N ew AFSA Governing Board Takes Office 60 S tate VP Voice— Unprecedented Times 61 USAID VP Voice— A Long Nine Months 62 Retiree VP Voice— Trading Places, With Gratitude 62 AFSA Governing Board Meeting— May 21, 2025 63 M eet the 2025-2027 AFSA Governing Board 67 A FSA Welcomes New Manager of Membership and Events 67 A FSA’s Attorney List 68 A FSA Under Attack— Administration Goes After Unions 70 AFSA Scholarships— Meet the 2025 AFSA Merit Award Winners 75 2025 AFSA Strategic Writing Award Winner: Erik Black 76 A Win for Minnesota’s FS Retirees AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF AFSA ON THE COVER: Design by Nathan Putens. 107 59 PERSPECTIVES 7 President’s Views AFSA Carries On, With You By John “Dink” Dinkelman 9 Letter from the Editor Beyond the Reorg By Shawn Dorman 18 Speaking Out The Way Ahead By Eric Rubin 107 Reflections Srebrenica Doomed: 30 Years After the Genocide in Bosnia By Fletcher M. Burton 110 Local Lens New South Wales, Australia By Carole Fenton DEPARTMENTS 10 Letters 12 Talking Points 92 In Memory 97 Books MARKETPLACE 103 Real Estate 105 Classifieds 106 Index to Advertisers
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