COVER STORY
COMPILED BY FRAN LESKOVAR
 
FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS
We are pleased to present this year’s collection of new books by members of the Foreign Service community.
 
Other recent books of interest to the foreign affairs community.
 
Four writers who are FS family members talk about their paths to publication.
BY DAVID K. WESSEL
 
FEATURES
A new book on U.S.-Iran relations and the Iranian Revolution spotlights the outstanding work of career diplomats.
BY JOHN LIMBERT
 
For this author, commuting via scooter offered valuable lessons in how to survive—and thrive—in a complicated world.
BY JOHN HARRIS
 
FS HERITAGE
Felix H. Suau, the U.S. consul in Guadeloupe, was only 27 and had served for just three years when he perished in the earthquake of 1843.
BY SÉBASTIEN PERROT-MINNOT
 
EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT
Here’s what’s involved in aligning international school transcripts with the requirements of a U.S. public school.
BY REBECCA MCPHERSON
 
APPRECIATION
PERSPECTIVES
The Road Goes Ever On
BY JOHN “DINK” DINKELMAN
 
Telling the FS Story
BY SHAWN DORMAN
 
The End of CSO: Don’t Let Stabilization Expertise Go
BY JOHN H . MONGAN
 
Remembering Kenneth Wimmel: Diplomat, Writer, Historian
BY DON HAUSRATH
 
Huacachina, Peru
BY CURT WHITTAKER
 
DEPARTMENTS
You Deserve Better
BY ROHIT NEPAL
 
Finding Strength in Community
BY RANDY CHESTER
 
Protecting Retiree Interests
BY JOHN O’KEEFE