The Foreign Service Journal, October 2013

52 OCTOBER 2013 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS Thanks to a generous grant from the insurance company Embassy Risk Manage- ment, AFSA was able to send copies of our best-selling book , Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work , to 500 high schools in challenged communities across the United States. The purpose of the book mailing is to introduce students, teachers and guidance counselors to the world of diplomacy and development and to the wide range of career opportunities in the Foreign Service. HOPE AND RENEWAL “Robert Louis Stevenson aptly advised, ‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant,’” observes Lloyd Yavener, chief operating offi- cer of Embassy Risk Manage- ment. “This message of hope and renewal is the foundation of the AFSA-ERM partner- ship. We hope that students who might not otherwise hear about diplomacy and the Foreign Service career options will perhaps become inspired.” Inside a U.S. Embassy brings students behind the scenes into the life and work of the U.S. diplomats, specialists and development professionals of the Foreign Service. The book brings to life the experiences of more than 80 diplomatic and development professionals AFSA and ERM Partner for Education BY SHAWN DORMAN, FS BOOKS PUBLISHER in 50 U.S. missions around the world, and reveals the diverse inner workings of an embassy. The day-in-the-life narratives and tales from the field illustrate exciting and challenging elements of life and work in the Foreign Service, and take readers on an intimate journey to places most people never dream of exploring. The book also includes an in-depth guide to the Foreign Service hiring process. THE NEXT GENERAT I ON AFSA thanks Embassy Risk Management for their support, for helping us reach out to the next generation. ERM provides international property insurance and international auto insur- ance tailored to the unique needs of American Foreign Service members and other U.S. expatriates serving abroad. The company is part of the Rockingham Group, personal lines insurance spe- cialists since 1869. The team at Rockingham includes professionals who have been involved in insuring the Foreign Service community since the 1950s, and the company is rated “A” Excel- lent by A.M. Best & Co. n The label on the left was affixed to 500 copies of Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work. The books were packed and mailed to high schools in challenged communities across the United States.