The Foreign Service Journal, September 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2013 5 September 2013 Volume 90, No. 9 FOREIGN SERVICE AFSA NEWS AFSA Holds 46th Annual Awards Ceremony / 63 VP Voice State: The DRI/Diplomacy 3.0 Generation / 64 VP Voice USAID: More than a Job / 65 VP Voice FCS: Fighting the Good Fight / 66 VP Voice FAS: A New Term and New Opportunities / 66 VP Voice Retiree: Engaging Retirees and Protecting Benefits / 67 Divorce in the Foreign Service / 67 2013-2015 AFSA Governing Board Takes Office / 68 New Tradition Begins for Lifetime Award Recipients / 72 Ted Lyng’s Persistence Wins Broad Government Support / 74 Speak Up, Dissent and Argue: It’s What James T. Rider Did / 75 Mikkela Thompson Redefines the Word “Service” / 76 Leah Evans’Website Brings a Community Together / 77 Jessica McVay Keeps Evacuees Informed and Spirits High / 78 Elizabeth Jenkins Faces the Challenges of Caracas Head-On / 79 Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens Strategic Writing Award / 81 Call for Volunteers /82 COLUMNS President’s Views / 7 Our Civil Service Colleagues BY ROBERT J . S I LVERMAN DEPARTMENTS Letters / 8 Talking Points / 12 Books / 84 In Memory / 86 Local Lens / 98 MARKETPLACE Classifieds / 92 Real Estate / 95 Index to Advertisers / 96 On the cover: Top—The 2013 winners of AFSA’s lifetime achievement, constructive dissent and exemplary perfor- mance awards in the Benjamin Franklin Diiplomatic Reception Room of the State Department on June 27. From the left: Ambassador George W. Landau,Jessica McVay, Elizabeth Jenkins, Leah Evans,Theodore Lyng, Brian Beckman (accepting the award on behalf of James T. Rider) and Mikkela Thompson. Photo: Donna Ayerst. Center band—Keith Mines, a 2003 dissent award winner, walks with Admiral James G. Stavridis in Afghanistan in 2012. Photo courtesy of Keith Mines. FOCUS THE AFSA AWARDS PROGRAM Celebrating Constructive Dissent and Outstanding Performance / 17 Editor’s Introduction. AFSA’s Dissent Awards: Honoring the Best Among Us / 20 AFSA’s four constructive dissent awards constitute a program unique within the federal government. BY JOHN W. L I MBERT George W. Landau: Latin America Expert and Human Rights Advocate / 24 The latest recipient of AFSA’s Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award shares stories and insights from his long career in the Foreign Service and international affairs. BY STEVEN ALAN HONL EY Engaging Muslim Leaders to Promote People-to-People Ties / 36 Effective outreach must engage individuals representing a wide variety of viewpoints, not just those already sympathetic to our values and policies. BY THEODORE LYNG What Makes Someone an American Citizen? / 38 The idea that American customs and values should be a factor in determining who becomes a U.S. citizen may soon become a thing of the past. BY JAMES R I DER AND SHANE MYERS AFSA Constructive Dissent Award Winners: Where Are They Now? / 44 Eight Foreign Service members honored for dissent over the past 20 years talk about the impact of their dissent, and AFSA’s recognition of it, on U.S. policy and their careers. BY SHAWN DORMAN FEATURE The Case for a Professional Foreign Service / 56 The long-term deterioration in the role of the Foreign Service that is already under way should be the subject of a public discussion that has not yet taken place. BY THOMAS BOYATT, SUSAN JOHNSON , RONALD NEUMANN AND THOMAS P I CKER I NG