The Foreign Service Journal, November 2005

T HE M AGAZINE F OR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July/August issue by the American Foreign Service Association, a private, non-profit organization. Material appearing herein represents 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, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSAMembers - $13 included in annual dues; others - $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Foreign Service Journal , 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply the endorsement of the services or goods offered. FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820. E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org. W EB: www.afsa.org. TE LEPHONE: (202) 338-4045. © American Foreign Service Association, 2005. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to AFSA Membership, 2101 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990. Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager M IKKELA V. T HOMPSON Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Editorial Intern D ANIEL Z USSMAN Advertising Intern W ILLEM H OFSTEDE Editorial Board T ED W ILKINSON , C HAIRMAN K ENT C. B ROKENSHIRE S TEPHEN W. B UCK A NTHONY S. C HAN L ILLIAN DE V ALCOURT -A YALA J OSH G LAZEROFF W ILLIAM W. J ORDAN L AURIE K ASSMAN K AY W EBB M AYFIELD C HRISTOPHER L. T EAL F O C U S O N F S A U T H O R S 25 / I N T HEIR O WN W RITE : B OOKS BY F OREIGN S ERVICE A UTHORS Once again we are pleased to feature a compilation of recently published books by Foreign Service-affiliated authors. In addition to seven memoirs of Foreign Service life, this year’s selection is highlighted by a strong history section, a wide-ranging offering of fiction — in particular historical fiction —and a lively grouping of works on people and places. By Susan Maitra C ONTENTS No v emb e r 2 0 0 5 Vo l ume 8 2 , No . 1 1 F E A T U R E S M ORE C EREMONY , M ORE H ISTORY , M ORE T HANKS / 49 Those of us in the Foreign Service need to do a better job of formally acknowledging our debt to mentors and colleagues. By Marc Grossman L EARNING FROM D AYTON / 51 A decade after its signing, the Dayton Peace Agreement still offers valuable lessons about humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction. By Theodore Tanoue R ESCUE AT U RMIA / 56 In an obscure corner of Persia following World War I, an underestimated consul became an unlikely hero. By David D. Newsom Cover and inside illustration by Mikkela Thompson C O L U M N S 5 / P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS Overseas Comparability Pay: Defining Issue and Litmus Test By J. Anthony Holmes 19 / S PEAKING O UT Leadership at State By Prudence Bushnell 22 / FS K NOW -H OW FLO Is Here to Help with Career-Employment Issues By Donna Ayerst 80 / R EFLECTIONS Beans Love Cilantro By Donna Scaramastra Gorman D E P A R T M E N T S L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 16 M ARKETPLACE / 18 B OOKS / 66 I N M EMORY / 69 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 78 AFSA N EWS / C ENTER I NSERT N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3