The Foreign Service Journal, December 2008

A F S A N E W S C LOSING THE O VERSEAS P AY G AP / 59 A F OREIGN A FFAIRS B UDGET FOR THE F UTURE / 59 O FFICIAL C ALL FOR AFSA D ISSENT A WARDS / 59 R EMINDER : AFSA G OVERNING B OARD N OMINATIONS / 59 N EWS B RIEFS , A GGELER / 60 VP S TATE : A P RECIOUS R ESOURCE / 61 VP FAS: O N - THE -J OB T RAINING / 62 A MB . P ICKERING G IVES A DAIR L ECTURE / 63 P ARENTAL L EAVE B ENEFITS / 64 Z LATANA B ADRICH : 10 Y EARS OF S ERVICE / 66 R ETIREE Q&A: M EDICARE B ASICS / 67 A MB . M IKE G UEST AND THE C OUNCIL FOR G LOBAL E QUALITY / 68 I RAQ A SSIGNMENTS / 69 C LASSIFIEDS / 71 S C H O O L S S U P P L E M E N T B UILDING R ESILIENCY IN G LOBAL N OMADS / 76 Moving children from country to country is both challenging and rewarding. Here is a guide to the issues of transition that are involved. By Rebecca Grappo S CHOOLS AT A G LANCE / 85 Essential data on educational choices. 4 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 8 T HE M AGAZINE FOR F OREIGN A FFAIRS P ROFESSIONALS Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July-August issue by the American Foreign Service Associa- tion (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opin- ions of the writers and does not necessarily rep- resent the views of the Journal , the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal sub- scription: AFSA members – $13 included in annual dues; others – $40. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Indexed by Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS). The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. The appearance of adver- tisements herein does not imply the endorse- ment of the services or goods offered. TELEPHONE: (202) 338-4045 FAX: (202) 338-8244 or (202) 338-6820 E-MAIL: journal@afsa.org WEB: www.afsa.org; www.fsjournal.org © American Foreign Service Association, 2008. Printed in the U.S.A. Send address changes to: AFSA Attn: Address Change 2101 E Street N.W. Washington DC 20037-2990 Printed on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste. J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F C ONTENTS FasTrax is your inside source to the right places. L ETTERS TO THE E DITOR Printed letters may be edited for space. E-mail to fsjedit@afsa.org or mail to FSJ, 2101 E Street NW, Washington DC 20037. M EMBERSHIP For changes of address and other questions about AFSA membership, e-mail member@afsa.org. A DVERTISING For details about placing either a display or classifed ad, e-mail fsjads@afsa.org , classified@afsa.org . C OPYRIGHTS & R EPRINTS To obtain permission to reproduce FSJ material, e-mail fsjedit@afsa.org. O NLINE www.afsa.org www.fsjournal.org Q UESTIONS ? Not sure whom to contact? FSJ FasTrax FSJ is audited by Business of Providing Audits, which had the largest membership of any media-auditing organization in the world. Editor S TEVEN A LAN H ONLEY Senior Editor S USAN B. M AITRA Associate Editor S HAWN D ORMAN AFSA News Editor F RANCESCA K ELLY Ad & Circulation Manager E D M ILTENBERGER Business Manager A LICIA J. C AMPI Art Director C ARYN S UKO S MITH Advertising Intern H ANS M ULDER E DITORIAL B OARD T ED W ILKINSON Chairman J OSEPH B RUNS S TEPHEN W. B UCK J ULIE G IANELLONI C ONNOR J IM D E H ART J EFF G IAUQUE G EORGE J ONES L AURIE K ASSMAN Y VETTE N. M ALCIOLN D AVID M C F ARLAND A L P ESSIN