THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2026 5 FEATURE 54 Only What You Can Fit in Your Lap By John Dunlop FS HERITAGE 58 Building A Constituency for U.S. Diplomacy By Fran Leskovar EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT 75 Adulting 101: What FS Teens Need to Know—and How to Teach It to Them By Lauren M. Steed 80 Education at a Glance DEPARTMENTS 10 Letters 12 Talking Points 87 In Memory 94 Books 61 AFSA Awards Recipients 62 State VP Voice— This Is Not Normal 63 U SAID Representative Voice— The World Still Needs Us 64 R etiree VP Voice—Neither Fish Nor Fowl, but Not Toast 65 End-of-Year Advocacy Update 66 Meet the 2026 AFSA Essay Contest Winner 67 P opsicles with Dink 67 AFSA Opens Its Doors 68 C hanges to Discipline, RIFs, Assignments 69 Facing Discipline? AFSA Is Here to Help 70 AFSA Governing Board Meetings, July 15 and August 19, 2026 70 2027 AFSA Governing Board Elections Are Coming 71 AFSA Webinar—What Comes Next for Foreign Assistance? 71 AFSA Webinar— Beyond the Numbers 72 S trong Fiscal Stewardship in FY 2025 72 M ark Matthews Joins FSJ Editorial Board 73 A FSA Hits a Home Run at Nationals Park 73 A FSA Autumn in Chautauqua 74 Foreign Service Departures for 2025–2026 74 Missing Your FSJ? AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF AFSA PERSPECTIVES 7 President’s Views On the Shoulders of Giants By John “Dink” Dinkelman 9 Letter from the Deputy Editor Books, Elections, and More By Donna Scaramastra Gorman 18 Speaking Out Democracy Has No Finish Line: Lessons from Nicaragua By Lynn Northcutt Vega 100 Reflections Lucien Horowitz and the 500 Lei Banknote By Jonathan B. Rickert 102 Local Lens Bergen, Norway By Nikki Gamer 102 MARKETPLACE 97 Real Estate 99 Classifieds 99 Index to Advertisers
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