The Foreign Service Journal, November 2008

C O V E R S T O R Y I N T HEIR O WN W RITE : B OOKS BY F OREIGN S ERVICE A UTHORS / 16 Once again we are pleased to feature our annual compilation of recently published books by Foreign Service-affiliated authors. By Susan Maitra F E A T U R E S A MERICA IN THE W ORLD : M R . M AGOO AT THE H ELM / 45 Far from providing diplomatic leadership, the Bush administration’s myopia has wreaked havoc on the global stage. By Chas W. Freeman Jr. F ROM THE P EACE C ORPS TO THE D IPLOMATIC C ORPS , P ART II / 52 FS employees and family members who have served with the Peace Corps and Foreign Service offer more insights on the two organizations. By Steven Alan Honley F S H E R I T A G E L LEWELLYN E. T HOMPSON AND THE T RIESTE N EGOTIATIONS / 59 Resolving the Trieste dispute before it became a Cold War flash point was a highlight of Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson’s career. By Jenny and Sherry Thompson F S F I C T I O N Z AHRA ’ S C HRISTMAS / 64 A local employee’s enthusiasm and hope throw a stark light on the uncertainty and turmoil of the American intervention in Iraq. By Rachel Schneller P AND M E / 68 One newly minted FSO learns more than she bargained for in an unusual A-100 experience. By Mary Grace McGeehan C ONTENTS November 2008 Volume 85, No. 11 Cover and inside photo illustration by Caryn Suko Smith P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 Professional Responsibility By John K. Naland S PEAKING O UT / 12 It’s Time for State to Educate Senior Officers By Robert B. Newlin R EFLECTIONS / 92 Kabul — Bottled Water: Sanitation Assessment #08-018 By Matthew Asada L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 9 M ARKETPLACE / 11 B OOKS / 85 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 90 N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 8 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F Bookstore photo by Krzysztof Kwiatkowski/iStockPhoto.com