Table of Contents 1 104

The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2015

Cover 1
Contents 5
Focus on Diplomacy: the Profession 22
American Diplomacy at Risk: A Report from the American Academy of Diplomacy 22
The State of the Foreign Service: Continuing the Conversation 29
The Diplomatic Academy: A First for Britain’s Foreign Office 37
Five Things You Should Know About the QDDR 41
George Kennan on Diplomacy as a Profession 46
Features 52
Uncovering the Lessons of Vietnam 52
“Lessons Learned” from State 54
The Kissinger Memo 58
Surviving Al-Jazeera and Other Public Calamities 61
FS Know-How 65
The Big Downsizing: Retirement Lessons 65
AFSA News 69
Assignment Restrictions 69
VP Voice State – Farewell 70
VP Voice USAID – Government Change? 71
VP Voice FAS – Formula for Success? 72
2015 QDDR: Details Wanted 72
VP Voice Retiree – The Big Issue 73
Foreign Affairs Day Turns 50 74
2015 AFSA Award Winners 75
PEC: Speaking Truth to Power 76
USAID Honors Fallen Hero 76
2015 Merit Award Winners 77
AFSA Sponsors State Interns 80
On the Hill: Workforce Diversity 81
Thousands Join Online Discussion Board 81
Sammie Finalists 82
AFSA Website Gets a Facelift 82
Scholarship Fund Grows 84
Vietnam Tribute Reunites, Raises FS Profile 84
2015-2017 Governing Board Election Results 86
Columns 7
President’s Views: The Country Team 7
Letter from the Editor: Diplomacy—The State of the Profession 9
Speaking Out: America Needs a Professional Foreign Service 18
Reflections: The End of the British Empire in Aden 101
Departments 10
Letters 10
Talking Points 13
In Memory 87
Books 91
Local Lens 102
Marketplace 93
Classifieds 93
Real Estate 96
Index to Advertisers 100

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