The Foreign Service Journal, October 2003

Look for the 2003 FS Author’s Roundup and supervisors that there are limited leadership and management training courses available to Information Management Specialists as they deal with ever-evolving technology and rise through the ranks. As an exam- ple, IMS new hires are frequently charged with supervising FSNs who are assigned to the IPC Section (such as the mailroom, switchboard, and the Computer Center). Although I understand that leadership courses are just now starting to be incorporat- ed into an IM Specialist curriculum at FSI, I believe that curriculum may not afford training on how to effec- tively counsel employees and write balanced performance reports. Therefore, I believe any academic training program should include instruction on counseling and writing evaluation reports — basic skill sets and tools needed to effectively man- age and supervise people and resources. Frank Sauer Information Management Specialist Embassy Belize City (as of November 2003) ■ O C T O 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 57 1) Publication Title: Foreign Service Journal 2) Publication No. 00157279 3) Filing Date: October 1, 2003 4) Issue Frequency: monthly 5) Number of Issues Published Annually: 11 6) Annual subscription price: $40.00 7) Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 8) Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters of General Business Office of Publisher: 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 9) Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor and Associate Editor: Publisher: American Foreign Service Association, 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990; Editor: Steven Alan Honley, 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990; Associate Editor: Susan B. Maitra, 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 10) Owner: American Foreign Service Association, 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20037-2990 11) Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent of More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities: none 12) For completion by non-profit organizations authorized to mail at special rates: the purpose, function and non-profit status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal income tax purposes: (1) has not changed during preceding 12 months 13) Publication's Name: Foreign Service Journal 14) Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: October 2003 15) Extent and Nature of Circulation: Average Number of Copies of Each Issue During Preceding 12 months: A. Total Number of Copies: 15,000 B. Paid and/or Requested Circulation: (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors and Counter Sales: 10 (2) Mail subscription: 12,500 C. Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 12,510 D. Free Distribution by Mail (Samples, Complimentary and Other Free): 750 E. Free Distribution Outside the Mail: 180 F. Total Free Distribution: 920 G. Total Distribution: 13,430 H. Copies Not Distributed: (1) Office Use, Leftovers, Spoiled: 1570 (2) Returns from News Agents: 0 I. Total: 15,000 J. Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 89%Actual Number of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date A. Total number of copies: 15,000 B. Paid and/or Requested Circulation: (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors and Counter Sales: 12 (2) Mail subscription: 12,440 C. Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 12,456 D. Free Distribution by Mail (Samples, Complimentary and Other Free): 740 E. Free Distribution Outside the Mail: 180 F. Total Free Distribution: 920 G. Total Distribution: 13,370 H. Copies Not Distributed: (1) Office Use, Leftovers, Spoiled: 1628 (2) Returns from News Agents: 2 Total: 15,000 Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 89% I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. (signed) Mikkela V. Thompson, Business Manager Specialists have no need to take a test to demonstrate potential because we’ve already proved we can do our jobs. In Their Own Write Coming in the November issue of Foreign Service Journal , offering you a wide variety of holiday gift picks for young and old. Or check out the selections online at the AFSA Marketplace: Go to www.afsa.org, C lick on the M ARKETPLACE tab, Click on AFSA and A MAZON B OOKS , Click on FS A UTHORS . 2003 Edition of Authors Roundup available online in early November. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)