ISTOCKPHOTO/SVIATLANA BARCHAN 22 DECEMBER 2024 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Ambassador Marc Grossman has been named the 30th winner of AFSA’s Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award in recognition of his long and distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service, as well as the work he has done since retiring to enhance diplomatic readiness, improve personnel management, and strengthen the Service. I first interviewed Amb. Grossman for The Foreign Service Journal in 2000 when he was the new Director General of the Foreign Service. The article, “Meet Marc Grossman,” started out with a statement that has stood the test of time: “The truth about Director General Marc Grossman is, people love this guy.” It’s an honor to be able to put the spotlight on him now, on the occasion of his selection for AFSA’s highest honor. The Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award, given annually, honors an individual’s lifetime of devotion to the work of diplomacy and to its practitioners. Past recipients include such luminaries as George H.W. Bush, Thomas Pickering, Ruth A. Davis, George Shultz, Richard Lugar, Joan Clark, Ronald Neumann, Sam Nunn, Rozanne Ridgway, Nancy Powell, Thomas Boyatt, William Harrop, Herman “Hank” Cohen, Edward Perkins, John D. Negroponte, Anne Patterson, and John Tefft. A Conversation with Marc Grossman Recipient of the 2024 AFSA Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Building a Better IPLOMATIC SERVICE WITH CURIOSITY, OPTIMISM, AND PERSEVERANCE FOCUS HONORING EXCELLENCE AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISSENT D
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