The Foreign Service Journal, December 2021

6 DECEMBER 2021 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL 108 Reflections An Upset in Budapest By Be a t r i c e Camp 110 Local Lens Brasilia, Brazil By J a s o n Sm i t h 63 AFSAAwards Honor Excellence and Constructive Dissent 66 State VP Voice—2021: AYear of Unrealized Potential? 67 USAID VP Voice—USAID at the NSC Table 68 AFSA on the Hill—Achieving FS Parity 69 Welcome to AFSA’s New FAS VP 69 AFSATalks Priorities with USAID Administrator 70 Inside Diplomacy Event—20 Years Later: The Legacy of 9/11 71 Diplomats Engage Road Scholars 71 Retirement Planning 5 to 10 Years Out 72 AFSAWelcomes Newest FSOs 72 AFSA Speaks to Job Search Program Participants 72 American Diplomacy Journal Celebrates 25 Years 73 AFSA Dues Increase for 2022 73 AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Oct. 20, 2021 74 AFSAWelcomes New Staff Member 74 Governing Board Holds Annual Retreat 75 DACOR and UDC Launch Mentoring Partnership On the Cover— Collage of AFSA award recipients’ photos by Caryn Suko Smith/Driven by Design. Photos courtesy of the award recipients. Marketplace 104 Real Estate 106 Classifieds 107 Index to Advertisers FOREIGN SERVICE 7 President’s Views Restoring a Culture of Respect, Starting with the Iran Hostages By E r i c Ru b i n 9 Letter from the Editor Honoring Excellence and Dissent By Sh awn Do rma n Perspectives Departments 11 Letters 14 Talking Points 102 Books AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION