The Foreign Service Journal, November 2010

42 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 0 Concentrating on careers in international education, busi- ness, government and foreign policy, the authors relay advice on how to learn what their inter- ests and needs in a career are. The appendix has an annotated listing of organizations —NGOs, government agencies, compa- nies — that offer careers, volun- teer opportunities and internships. Sherry Mueller is president of the National Council for International Visitors in Washington, D.C. Mark Overmann is the director of college communications at Georgetown University, where he works on international exchange programs. The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition Tina L. Quick, Summertime Publishing, 2010, $18, paperback, 300 pages. In The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition , Tina Quick is writing to Third Culture Kids, also known by the acronym TCKs, who spend significant amounts of their lives growing up in a foreign country. Eventually these children grow up and return to their “home” country, but often feel isolated. Similarly, many students go abroad to attend a university, but find the transition to another culture overwhelming. Tina Quick is an adult TCK, cross-cultural trainer, writer and international speaker. She is on the board of directors of Families in Global Transition and is a mem- ber of the Overseas Association of College Admissions Counseling. She has three TCK daughters of her own. Negotiating Environment and Science: An Insider’s View of International Agreements, From Driftnets to the Space Station Richard J. Smith, RFF Press, 2009, $27.50, hardcover, 200 pages. In the past 20 years, many international negotiations have shifted from the security-heavy diplomacy of the Cold War to environmental and technological discus- sions. In Negotiating Environ- ment and Science , Richard J. Smith draws from years of first- hand experience to chronicle eight important environmental debates, ranging from driftnets to caribou to the Bering Sea “donut hole.” Each chapter opens with a brief background on the issue. Smith then explains the U.S. approach to the negotia- tion, the proceedings, reactions to the result in the U.S., and the impact of the decision. Smith’s knowledge of the issues provides an expert road map for the general reader. (See Ted Wilkinson’s review in the May FSJ .) Richard J. Smith served from 1985 to 1994 as princi- pal deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environ- mental and Scientific Affairs. He has had extensive ex- perience in negotiations, including service as special negotiator for George H.W. Bush on an air quality agreement with Canada. American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies and Preachers Richard H. Solomon and Nigel Quinney, United States Institute of Peace, 2010, $22.50, paperback, 376 pages. The purpose of American Negotiating Behavior is summa- rized in its epigraph, a quote from Sun Tzu: “Know your adversary, know yourself; in a hundred battles, a hundred victories.” In this book, Solomon and Quinney describe American behavior, hoping to provide both domestic and foreign diplomats with increased insight — and, ultimately, to encourage success in negotiations. For this study, dozens of seasoned foreign diplomats contributed their opinions on American negotiating be- havior, which the authors present and analyze. In addi- tion, the authors explore the uniquely American trait of domestic negotiations, which must take place among in- stitutions at home before agreements can be made abroad. OF RELATED INTEREST