The Foreign Service Journal, October 2023

6 OCTOBER 2023 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 77 Reflections It Took Me 30 Years, but I Finally Put Down Roots By Louisa Rogers 78 Local Lens Vilnius, Lithuania By Susan Jorgensen On the Cover—Illustration by Davide Bonazzi. Marketplace 72 Real Estate 75 Classifieds 76 Index to Advertisers 7 President’s Views The Broken Nominations Process By Tom Yazdgerdi 9 Letter from the Editor FS Families ... at Home By Shawn Dorman 20 Speaking Out Go Ahead, Ask About My Accent By Nikolina Kulidzan Perspectives Departments 10 Letters 13 Talking Points 68 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 56 AFSA Hosts MED Town Halls on Mental Health Care 56 Announcing the 2023 AFSA Award Recipients 57 S tate VP Voice—Building a Culture of Belonging 58 U SAID VP Voice—A Case for Unions 59 FAS VP Voice—Small but Mighty, Not More with Less 60 FCS VP Voice—A Season of Newness 61 Retiree VP Voice—Safeguard Your Finances 61 2024 Directory of Retired Members: Update Your Information! 61 Another Clean Audit for AFSA 62 FSJ Wins Awards 62 AFSA Welcomes New Recruits 63 FSJ Editorial Board Welcomes New Members, Chair 64 Believe in Their Future: Support FS Youth 65 AFSA Celebrates Foreign Service Youth 65 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, August 16, 2023 66 AFSA Selects High School Essay Contest Winner 66

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