The Foreign Service Journal, December 2015

6 DECEMBER 2015 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Editor in Chief, Director of Publications Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Managing Editor Susan Brady Maitra: maitra@afsa.org Associate Editor Maria C. Livingston: livingston@afsa.org Editorial/Publications Specialist VACANT Editorial Assistant Shannon Mizzi Ad & Circulation Manager Ed Miltenberger: miltenberger@afsa.org Art Director Caryn Suko Smith Editorial Intern Dastan Sadykov Advertising Intern Milo Opdahl Contributing Editor Steven Alan Honley Editorial Board Beth Payne, Chair James Bever Angela Bond Hon. Gordon S. Brown Stephen W. Buck Eric Green Kara McDonald John G. Rendeiro Jr. Duncan Walker Tracy Whittington Tricia Wingerter (Governing Board Liaison) THE MAGAZINE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS The Foreign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is pub- lished monthly, with combined January-February and July-August issues, by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal , the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by email. The Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. AFSA reserves the right to reject advertising that is not in keeping with its standards and objectives. The appear- ance of advertisements herein does not imply endorse- ment of goods or services offered. 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