The Foreign Service Journal, December 2009

Cover I
Contents 3
Focus on Arms Control 21
Organizing for Arms Control: 1945-2009 21
A Nuclear Reductions Primer 29
The Importance of Verification 37
The Case for the CTBT 43
Feature 48
My Prague Secret Police File 48
Schools Supplement 65
Community Colleges: Time to Take Another Look? 65
Schools at a Glance 81
FLO Professional Development Fellowships 86
The ABCs of Education Allowances 90
2009 College Rankings: Serving the Nation 96
AFSA News 53
AFSA President Keeps Up Momentum on the Hill 53
Honoring Dissent 53
Briefs, Aggeler 54
VP State—Pride and Prejudice 55
VP USAID—When the Solution Is the Problem 56
Legislative Update: Sick Leave, Homebuyer Credit 56
VP FAS—Been There, Done That 57
Year-End Message from Ian Houston 57
Legal Defense Fund: There When Members Need It 58
Fund for American Diplomacy 59
Family Member Matters: Making Mama Happy 60
Classifieds 61
Departments 5
President’s Views—Mind the Gap: Addressing Foreign Service Readiness 5
Speaking Out—Restore State’s Office of Public Communications 12
FS Know-How—Effective Networking for Diplomats — Introverts or Not 15
Letter from the Editor 18
Reflections—A Day at the Races 100
Letters 7
Cybernotes 9
Books 63
Index to Advertisers 98

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