The Foreign Service Journal, September 2021

6 SEPTEMBER 2021 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 86 Family Member Matters An Old Friend By B r i a n n a Ho ga n 88 Reflections Right of Boom: A Bomb and a Book By S t e p h e n G . Mc Fa r l a n d 90 Local Lens Lake Elmenteita, Kenya By L a u r a Me r z 53 New AFSA Board Takes Office 53 Announcing the 2021 AFSAAwardWinners 54 State VP Voice—Revitalizing the Core Precepts 55 USAID VP Voice—The Future of USAID: Three Scenarios 56 Retiree VP Voice—Retiree Agenda for 2021-2023 56 Unexplained Health Incidents: AFSAAdvocates for Members 57 FSJ Wins Publication Awards 57 Child Tax Credit News 58 Meet the 2021-2023 AFSA Governing Board 63 2021 Kennan AwardWinner: Valerie O’Brien 64 Meet the 2021 Merit AwardWinners 68 AFSA Selects High School Essay Contest Winner 69 AFSA Pushes for Change on CDC Dog Import Restrictions 70 AFSA Speaker Series Reaches New Audiences 70 AFSA Statement on New Federal COVID-19 Measure 71 DACOR: Remembering Fallen FSOs 71 AFSA Governing Board Meeting Resolutions On the Cover— Illustration by Brian Hubble. Marketplace 82 Real Estate 84 Classifieds 85 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views Reform Can’t Wait: No Time to Waste By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor When Everything Changed By Sh awn Do rma n 19 Speaking Out The Remonstrating Official By Te d Os i u s Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 13 Talking Points 72 In Memory 78 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 53