The Foreign Service Journal, December 2024

Cover	1
Contents	5
Focus on AFSA Awards: Honoring Excellence and Constructive Dissent	22
2024 Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy: A Conversation with Ambassador Marc Grossman	22
2024 Awards for Constructive Dissent	32
2024 Awards for Exemplary Performance	38
2024 Foreign Service Champions Award	50
Feature	52
Social Entrepreneurship and the Professional Diplomat	52
Education Supplement	69
Navigating the Foreign Service Educational Landscape	69
Education-at-a-Glance Chart	74
Perspectives	7
President’s Views—An Eventful Year Comes to a Close	7
Letter from the Editor—What’s Next?	9
Speaking Out—The Foreign Service at 100: It’s Time for Renewal	18
Reflections—Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow	92
Local Lens—Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania	94
Departments	10
Letters	10
Talking Points	12
Books	85
Marketplace	88
Real Estate	88
Classifieds	90
Index to Advertisers	91
AFSA News	57
AFSA Awards Honor Excellence and Constructive Dissent	57
State VP Voice—Consensus Building Creates Effective Teams	58
USAID VP Voice—AFSA Wins Grievance	59
FCS VP Voice—Some Things to Celebrate	60
FAS VP Voice—Explain Yourself	61
AFSA President’s Outreach in California	65
AFSA Governing Board Meeting, Sept. 18, 2024	66
Foreign Service Night at Nationals Park	66
Foreign Policy at Chautauqua	67
AFSA Welcomes USAID and State Cohorts	67
AFSA Good Works—Member Engagement	68

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