The Foreign Service Journal, October 2011

O C T O B E R 2 0 1 1 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 29 edition — is an informative, in-depth overview of the For- eign Service as an institution, a profession and a career. The authors, both of whom had long, distinguished careers as FSOs, are well qualified to provide a full and well-rounded picture of the organization, its place in history, its strengths and weaknesses, and its role in American foreign affairs. New in this second edition are discussion and analysis of major changes that have occurred since 2007: the con- troversial effort to build an expeditionary Foreign Serv- ice to lead the work of stabilization and reconstruction in fragile states; deepening cooperation with the U.S. mili- tary and the changing role of the Service in Iraq and Afghanistan; the recent surge in FS recruitment and hir- ing at the Department of State and U.S. Agency for In- ternational Development; and the growing integration of USAID’s budget and mission with those of the Depart- ment of State. “Current, dispassionate and accurate, Career Diplomacy is the must-read book for those seeking understanding of today’s Foreign Service,” states Ronald E. Neumann, for- mer ambassador and president of the American Academy of Diplomacy. Harry W. Kopp is a retired FSO and consultant in in- ternational trade. He was deputy assistant secretary of State for international trade policy in the Carter and Rea- gan administrations and is the author of Commercial Diplo- macy and the National Interest (Academy of Diplomacy/ BCIU, 2004). The late Charles A. Gillespie served as deputy assistant secretary of State for inter-American af- fairs and as ambassador to Grenada, Colombia and Chile during his FS career. He also served as special assistant to the president on the National Security Council staff. Managing Children in Disasters: Planning for Their Unique Needs Damon P. Coppola, George D. Haddow and Jane A. Bullock, CRC Press, 2011, $79.95, hardcover, 246 pages. Every year, millions of people around the globe are af- fected by natural and human-caused disasters, but none C OVER S TORY