The Foreign Service Journal, December 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2019 11 White House can use the might of the United States to force a foreign govern- ment to help President Trump’s reelec- tion campaign. As the darkness and light at the White House, State Department and Department of Justice become apparent, I salute the men and women of the Foreign Service who have come forward to tell the truth. I’m sure the costs—professional, personal, financial—are tremendous. I hope Ambassadors Bill Taylor and Marie Yovanovitch, and other diplomats whose names we may soon see in the headlines, know how deeply grate- ful most of our country is to them in protecting the national interest. They are courageous, nonpartisan patriots who do honor to their oath of office and the cause of democracy. They are role models who show what duty to country looks like when the stakes couldn’t be higher. I only wish that those at the highest levels of government followed their example. Merry Ann Moore Portland, Oregon n Share your thoughts about this month’s issue. Submit letters to the editor: journal@afsa.org