The Foreign Service Journal, October 2020

6 OCTOBER 2020 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 63 AFSAMemorial Plaque Expansion Planned 63 Announcing the 2020 AFSAAwardWinners 64 State VP Voice—Blind EERs: Would They Make Sense? 65 USAID VP Voice—Some Shining Stars Amid the COVID Dark 65 Benjamin Phillips Joins AFSA LM as Grievance Counselor 66 Retiree VP Voice—The Foreign Service Act of 2022? 66 AFSA Names High School Essay Contest Winner On the Cover— Photo courtesy of the Payne Fellowship Program/Maraina Montgomery. Payne Fellows gather at the National Press Club. Top row, from left: Mariela Medina Castellanos (2016), Tracey Lam (2014), Taylor Adams (2013), Ellexis Gurrola (2016) and Hoang Bui (2016). Bottom row: Suegatha Kai Rennie (2016), Jolisa Brooks (2016), Stephanie Ullrich (2016) and Brittany Thomas (2016). Marketplace 76 Real Estate 78 Index to Advertisers 79 Classifieds FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views Taking Stock and Looking Ahead By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor Continuing the Conversation By Sh awn Do rma n 19 Speaking Out Stop Shipping Your Personal Vehicle! By Wa r re n Le i s hma n Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 12 Letters-Plus 15 Talking Points 73 Books 81 Reflections Nixon in Moscow, March 1967 By J o n a t h a n B . R i c ke r t 82 Local Lens Reykjavík, Iceland By Á s ge i r S i g f ú s s o n AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 67 AFSA on the Hill— Hill Advocacy During the Pandemic 67 AFSAVoter Registration Guide 68 AFSAMember Survey on Bias in the Foreign Affairs Agencies 71 71 USAID Rep Trevor Hublin Joins AFSA Governing Board 71 AFSAWelcomes Several Incoming Classes 72 Social Security Tax Deferral 69 Expanding Our Outreach, With Your Help 70 AFSA’s Legal Defense Fund Comes to the Rescue 70 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, August 19, 2020