The Foreign Service Journal, December 2007

Cover I
Contents 3
Focus on Country Team Management 20
Who's in Charge Here? 20
Chief-of-Mission Authority: A Powerful but Underused Tool 29
One Hand Clapping: The Sound of Staffing the Foreign Service 33
The Embassy of the Future 38
FS Fiction 44
Buried 44
Features 48
Remembering USAID's Role in Afghanistan, 1985-1994 48
"The Best of AFSA": An Appreciation 51
AFSA News 53
AFSA-HQ Under Construction 53
DG Announces "Prime Candidates" for Iraq 53
Call for Nominations: AFSA Dissent and Performance Awards 53
Briefs: Apply for Scholarships 54
State VP—Iraq: The Blame Game 55
USAID VP—Who's on First? 56
Issue Brief: Telling Our Story 58
Classifieds 60
Schools Supplement 66
The Boarding School Option: A Tent for a Global Nomad 66
Schools at a Glance 72
Columns/Departments 5
President's Views—Professionalism 5
Speaking Out—Expeditionary Sidekicks? The Military-Diplomatic Dynamic 15
Letter from the Editor 18
Reflections—Buying Potatoes in Havana 96
Letters 7
Cybernotes 12
Marketplace 14
Books 64
Index to Advertisers 94

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