The Foreign Service Journal, December 2010

J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 Thinking About the Unthinkable By Susan R. Johnson S PEAKING O UT / 13 U.S. Foreign Economic Assistance in Perspective By Raymond Malley R EFLECTIONS / 108 Working in a Multilateral Environment: A Different Feel By Rosemary Motisi L ETTERS / 6 C YBERNOTES / 9 M ARKETPLACE / 10 B OOKS / 65 I N M EMORY / 69 S CHOOLS AT A G LANCE / 83 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 106 Cover illustration by Curtis Parker D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 0 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 C ONTENTS December 2010 Volume 87, No. 12 F O C U S O N M u l t i l a t e r a l D i p l o m a c y W ANTED : E XPERIENCED O FFICERS TO A DDRESS G LOBAL C HALLENGES / 16 Multilateral diplomacy can be very challenging, but it is often the most rewarding work a Foreign Service professional can do. By Glyn T. Davies W ORKING ON M ANY F RONTS AT THE A FRICAN U NION / 22 The U.S. mission to the A.U. addresses regional problems and aims to strengthen America’s ties to individual African countries in the process. By Michael A. Battle A D AY AT THE UNHRC / 25 The U.S. is now active in this unusual multilateral forum devoted to finding consensus on human rights issues. By Sarah Ciaccia T HE W AY F ORWARD ON NPT D IPLOMACY / 28 For the United States, the latest Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference was a means to reinvigorate the process. By Susan F. Burk G LOBAL M ETEOROLOGICAL S ERVICES AS A P ARTNER IN S TATECRAFT / 32 Improvements in weather forecasting will reduce the cost of emergency foreign assistance and promote secure and stable societies. By John L. Hayes C LIMATE C HANGE N EGOTIATIONS : L ESSONS FROM M ONTREAL / 35 It was the process that the Montreal Protocol set in motion, not the agreement itself, that led to success. By Richard J. Smith T HE A RMS C ONTROL A GENDA OF THE O BAMA A DMINISTRATION / 39 Current U.S. efforts are intended to restore U.S. moral authority in the world, promote the rule of law and enhance global security. By Edward Ifft IO AND THE E RA OF M ULTILATERAL E NGAGEMENT / 45 In this interview, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer spells out her bureau’s priorities. By Mark M. Schlachter