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The Foreign Service Journal, October 2019 PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 2019 FS AUTHORS: IN THEIR OWN WRITE WHAT DOES NORTH KOREA WANT? BACK TO BRAZZAVILLE FOREIGN SERVICE October 2019 Volume 96, No. 8 Focus on Foreign Service Authors Cover Story 20 THEISPOT.COM/ROBERT NEUBECKER NEUBECKER THEISPOT.COM/ROBERT What Does 26 46 North Korea Want? It is hard to tell where the recent, In Their Own Write Of Related Interest unprecedented summitry will lead, We are pleased to present this year’s Here is a selection of recently but here are some guidelines by collection of books written by published books that relate to which to measure progress. Foreign Service members foreign policy, diplomatic history By Patrick McEachern and their families. and other topics of interest to Foreign Service readers. Appreciation 52 The Perfect Professional: Lowell Bruce Laingen 1922-2019 By John Limbert THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2019 5 FOREIGN SERVICE Perspectives 7 74 President’s Views Local Lens Departments We Are Career Professionals Côte d’Ivoire Serving Our Country By Corey A. Hancock 10 Talking Points By Eric Rubin 63 Books 9 Letter from the Editor Diplomats Write By Shawn Dorman Marketplace 17 Speaking Out 65 FS Community There Is No “Complacent State” Businesses By Andrew Kelly 66 Classifieds 72 68 Real Estate Reflections Back to Brazzaville 70 Index to Advertisers By Dan Whitman AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION 55 AFSA and the Foreign Service Play Ball! 56 State VP Voice—Bidding Season Comes Around Again 57 Retiree VP Voice—Planning for the Foreign Service and AFSA Centennials 57 Announcing the 2019 AFSA Award Winners 58 AFSA On the Hill—The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 59 Russ Capps: A Life Well Lived 60 AFSA Announces National High School 59 Essay Contest Winners 60 The Foreign Service Journal Welcomes New Advertising Manager 61 AFSA Welcomes Newest Consular Fellows and 61 Foreign Commercial Service Classes 62 Inside the World of Diplomacy 62 Update Your Information for the 2020 AFSA Directory of Retired Members Cover Image—THEISPOT.COM/Robert Neubecker 6 OCTOBER 2019 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL PRESIDENT’S VIEWS We Are Career Professionals Serving Our Country BY ERIC RUBIN his is not an easy time to be We serve under difficult circum- Foreign Service, and we do so with pas- a member of the U.S. Foreign stances and take our families to tough sion and commitment. But we can only Service. Nor an easy time to be places. At times we risk our lives. What do this with your help. We welcome Tinvolved in efforts to advance do we ask in return? We ask to be and we need ideas and contributions our country’s interests and the primary treated with respect and to be recog- from our members. Please share your objectives of our profession: ensur- nized and valued for our dedication to suggestions and thoughts with us on ing America’s security and prosperity our country and for the sacrifices that our social media pages and, if you wish, and promoting peaceful resolution of we and our family members have made. through direct email communication disputes and the negotiated settlement Unfortunately, some of our col- to our board members. All of us can be of conflicts. leagues have not experienced that reached via the links on the AFSA web- Our new governing board at AFSA respect in recent months. The clear site (www.afsa.org). is determined to support our members politicization of the Bureau of Inter- While we certainly recognize the in the face of what is probably the most national Organization Affairs, as seriousness of current challenges, we significant set of challenges our Service documented by the State Department are pressing ahead with efforts to get and our institution have ever faced. Inspector General, is one glaring more positions established—or reestab- Let me start out with an appeal to all example. To date, there have been no lished—overseas; to ensure adequate Foreign Service members: Please stay. consequences for those responsible. funding for our agencies and opera- A significant percentage of our Service The lack of senior Foreign Service tions; and to support recruitment of a is eligible for immediate retirement. jobs is not just an issue for the Foreign diverse, representative workforce. Let’s Others may be debating whether they Service; it is an issue for American all keep working together to advance are able to stay under current circum- diplomacy. We currently have no active- these objectives. stances. My earnest request is that you duty Foreign Service officers serv- A special request to our colleagues stay if you can. The Foreign Service ing in any assistant secretary of State from the other foreign affairs agencies: needs you. Your country needs you. positions. This is an unprecedented please keep in touch with AFSA, and Just as the United States needs expe- situation with no equivalent since the share your suggestions and input. rienced professional air traffic control- Second World War. I look forward to hearing from you lers, food inspectors, forest rangers and And the number of career officers and working with you, and I thank you FBI agents, it needs experienced career serving as ambassador is at one of the for your commitment and dedication to diplomats. That means us. America’s lowest points since records have been serving our country and the ideals that role in the world remains pivotal. With- kept. This is not just about jobs for our it represents. Tough times require even out U.S. leadership, colleagues. It is about ensuring that our stronger commitment and engagement. almost everything country has experienced career profes- At this very difficult time, let’s demon- will be worse. I sionals serving in critical positions strate who we are and what we can do. believe that, sin- around the world. That is the meaning of the oath to the cerely. I hope you A word about AFSA. We have nearly Constitution that we all have taken. n do as well. 100 years of experience representing the Ambassador Eric Rubin is the president of the American Foreign Service Association. THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2019 7 FOREIGN SERVICE Editor-in-Chief, Director of Publications Shawn Dorman: [email protected] www.afsa.org Senior Editor Susan Brady Maitra: [email protected] Managing Editor CONTACTS Kathryn Owens: [email protected] AFSA Headquarters: ADVOCACY Associate Editor (202) 338-4045; Fax (202) 338-6820 Director of Advocacy Cameron Woodworth: [email protected] State Department AFSA Office: Kim Greenplate: [email protected] (202) 647-8160; Fax (202) 647-0265 Publications Coordinator USAID AFSA Office: BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Dmitry Filipoff: [email protected] (202) 712-1941; Fax (202) 216-3710 Director of Finance and Facilities Business Development Manager— FCS AFSA Office: Femi Oshobukola: [email protected] Advertising and Circulation (202) 482-9088; Fax (202) 482-9087 Controller Molly Long: [email protected] Kalpna Srimal: [email protected] GOVERNING BOARD Controller, Accounts Payable and Art Director President Administration Caryn Suko Smith Hon. Eric S. Rubin: [email protected] Cory Nishi: [email protected] Editorial Board Secretary Administrative Assistant and Office Manager Alexis Ludwig, Chair Ken Kero-Mentz: [email protected] Ana Lopez: [email protected] Hon. Robert M. Beecroft Treasurer Daniel Crocker Virginia L. Bennett: [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP Joel Ehrendreich State Vice President Director of Communications and Membership Harry Kopp Thomas Yazdgerdi: [email protected] Ásgeir Sigfússon: [email protected] Jess McTigue USAID Vice President Christopher Teal Senior Manager of Programs and Member Jason Singer: [email protected] Joe Tordella Engagement FCS Vice President Vivian Walker Christine Miele: [email protected] Hon. 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