THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2024 5 November 2024 Volume 101, No. 9 Focus on Foreign Service Authors Features 26 In Their Own Write We are pleased to present this year’s collection of new books by members of the Foreign Service community. 39 Of Related Interest Recent books of interest to the foreign affairs community. 56 The Marginalization of Career Diplomats New data on chiefs of mission suggests that the power and influence of career members of the U.S. Foreign Service are on the decline. By Thomas Scherer and Dan Spokojny 59 Controlling Kissinger A control officer reflects on his experience with the former Secretary of State and their time in Berlin. By Fletcher M. Burton Cover Story 20 NATO at 75 Reflections from U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith and three former ambassadors to the Alliance: Alexander Vershbow, R. Nicholas Burns, and Robert E. Hunter 51 In Their Own Words: An Interview with Four Foreign Service Authors By David K. Wessel
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