The Foreign Service Journal, October 2012

6 October 2012 | the foreign Service journal Editor Steven Alan Honley: honley@afsa.org Senior Editor Susan Brady Maitra: maitra@afsa.org Associate Editor Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org AFSA News Editor Donna Ayerst: ayerst@afsa.org Ad & Circulation Manager Ed Miltenberger: miltenberger@afsa.org Art Director Caryn Suko Smith Editorial Intern Emily A. Hawley Advertising Intern Edward Kurniawan Editorial Board James P. Seevers, Chairman Judith Baroody William D. Bent Clayton Bond Gordon S. Brown Stephen W. Buck Ruth M. Hall Richard McKee Jed Meline Gregory L. Naarden Beth Payne The Magazine for Foreign Affairs Professionals The Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly, with a combined July-August issue, by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein repre- sents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal , the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, prefer- ably by e-mail. The Journal is not responsible for unso- licited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply endorsement of the services or goods offered. Journal subscription: AFSA member–$20, included in annual dues; student–$30; institution–$40; others–$50. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Indexed by the Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS). E-mail: journal@afsa.org Fax: (202) 338-8244 Web: www.afsa.org/fsj © American Foreign Service Association, 2012. Printed in the U.S.A. Postmaster: Send address changes to AFSA Attn: Address Change 2101 E Street NW Washington DC 20037-2990 AFSA Headquarters: (202) 338-4045; Fax (202) 338-6820 State Department AFSA Office: (202) 647-8160; Fax (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA Office: (202) 712-1941; Fax (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA Office: (202) 482-9088; Fax (202) 482-9087 Governing Board President: Susan R. Johnson: johnson@afsa.org State VP: Daniel Hirsch: HirschDM@state.gov USAID VP: Francisco Zamora: fzamora@usaid.gov FCS VP: Keith Curtis: keith.curtis@trade.gov FAS VP: David Mergen: david.mergen@fas.usda.gov Retiree VP: Mary Ellen Gilroy: megilroy@gmail.com Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: AndrewWinter State Reps: Matthew Asada William Bent E. Alex Copher Tim Corso Kenneth Kero-Mentz Elise Mellinger Joyce Namde Ted Osius Lillian Wahl-Tuco David Zwach USAID Rep: Iris Young FCS Rep: Steve Morrison FAS Rep: Andrew Burst IBB Rep: Andre de Nesnera Retiree Reps: Robert Houdek Edward Marks Hugh Neighbour Molly Williamson Staff Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Patrick Bradley: bradley@afsa.org Business Department Director of Finance Femi Oshobukola: oshobukola@afsa.org Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Assistant Controller Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: PappS@state.gov Deputy General Counsel Zlatana Badrich: BadrichZ@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: YorkeJ@state.gov Labor Management Counselor Janet Weber: WeberJ2@state.gov Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: ParikhN@state.gov Staff Attorney Raeka Safai: SafaiR@state.gov Staff Attorney Andrew Large: LargeA@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: WarrenC@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov Staff Assistant Alex Nostro: NostroA@state.gov Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Kristy Pomes: pomes@afsa.org Administrative Assistant and Office Manager Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Director of Marketing and Outreach Ásgeir Sigfússon: sigfusson@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Special Awards and Outreach Coordinator Perri Green: green@afsa.org Editor/Publisher, FS Books Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Web and Graphics Assistant Jeff Lau: lau@afsa.org PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Coordinator, Retiree Counseling and Legislation Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Associate Coordinator, Retiree Counseling and Legislation Matthew Sumrak: sumrak@afsa.org Legislative Assistant Clint Lohse: lohse@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Scholarship Assistant Jonathan Crawford: crawford@afsa.org Foreign Service contacts www.afsa.org