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The Foreign Service Journal, October 2016

Cover 1
Contents 5
Cover Story 20
The Air We Breathe: Living with Air Pollution 20
Breathless in Jakarta—A Cautionary Tale 25
Focus on The U.S. Election Through a Foreign Lens 28
The U.S. Election Through Brazilian Eyes 28
You Are Not Alone, Believe Me 31
How India Sees U.S. Elections 35
Mexico, NAFTA and Election 2016 39
Features 43
Travels withThe Champ in Africa, 1980 43
An Invisible Tide: Undocumented U.S. Kids in Mexico 48
Perspectives 7
President’s Views: Forging Strategic Partnerships 7
Letter from the Editor: Pollution and Politics 9
Speaking Out: Safeguarding a Nonpartisan Foreign Service 17
Reflections: Halloween at a Polish Cemetery 81
Local Lens: U.S.A. 82
Departments 10
Letters 10
Talking Points 13
Books 72
Marketplace 75
Classifieds 75
Real Estate 78
Index to Advertisers 80
AFSA News 53
High School Essay Contest Winner Visits Washington 53
State VP Voice—The Human Touch 54
USAID VP Voice—Taking Care of Our People 55
FAS VP Voice—Realistic Expectations 56
AFSA Secures Awards Funding 56
Retiree VP Voice—Turbulence in Long-Term Care Insurance 57
A TLG Intern’s Experience 59
FLTCIP Counseling at AFSA 59
AFSA Interns Visit Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina 60
Career Ambassadors Discuss AFSA Legislative Strategy 60
AFSA Hosts Diplomats in Residence 61
Foreign Service Grievance Board: A Q&A 62
Retiree Corner—Beyond the Beltway 64
AFSA Celebrates Job Search Program Graduates 65
LM Welcomes New Intern 65
AFSA Staff Changes 66
Diplomats Engage Road Scholars 66
Marine Corps Embassy Security Guards Honored 67
AFSA Engages Consular Fellows 67
AFSA Governing Board Changes 68
AFSA Governing Board Meeting Notes 69
Amb. Stephenson on the Future of Diplomacy 70
Sister Cities International—Creating Peace Through People 71

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