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State Magazine January 2002 Contents No UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE January 2002 StateStateMagazine GuadalajaraGuadalajara BlendingBlending TraditionTradition andand TechnologyTechnology StateState Magazine January 2002 Contents No. 453 Department of State • United States of America 7 Post of the Month: Guadalajara 12 COLUMNS U.S. Mission to Mexico’s second city is busier than ever. 12 Office of the Month: International Conferences 2 From the Secretary Wherever there’s a large U.S. delegation, this office 6 Direct from the D.G. paves the way. 16 Treasuring the Arts DEPARTMENTS Department takes its holdings seriously. 3 Letters to the Editor 18 Readers Respond to Survey. 4 In the News Post features continue to be popular. 26 State of the Arts 19 State Welcomes Disabled Students 27 People Like You Program promotes awareness and mentoring. 28 Appointments 20 Joining Hearts and Hands in Kenya Building more than homes in a weekend. 31 Personnel Actions 22 Secretary Honors Retirees 32 Obituaries More than 100 participate in event. Photo by Carl Goodman Travel assistant Betty Brown 24 Circus with a Purpose joined the OIC in 1975. Troupe spreads messages of HIV/AIDS prevention. State Department spouse Marion Pflaumer tests her construction skills in Kenya. 20 On the Cover Traditional dolls for sale in Plaza Tapatia. Photo by Jeff Greenberg, Folio, Inc. Photo by Jo Ellen Fuller Photo by FROM THE SECRETARY SECRETARY COLIN L. POWELL We’ve Made a Good Start ne year ago, President Bush entrusted me with ised to make the establishment of an interim childcare the privilege of leading you in our mission to center at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center a Oserve the American people. During the past 12 priority. I am delighted that the center opened Sept. 4, months of unforeseen challenges and great opportunities, with a full complement of 30 infants and toddlers. Now you have risen to the task. You have done your part. And, we are turning our efforts to providing a larger, perma- since Sept. 11, you have more than done your part. nent facility at FSI and to expanding the Diplotots Child I have promised you that we would also do our part Development Center at Columbia Plaza. and provide you the support you need to accomplish In my travels, I have visited our embassy teams whenev- your mission. We have made it our goal to recruit the best er possible, both to thank them for their wonderful contri- people to be your colleagues, give you world-class train- butions and to see their working conditions for myself. I ing, provide you secure and work-friendly facilities and have marveled at their ability to function in clearly over- equip you with the technology you need to do your jobs. crowded, even decrepit buildings. Clearly, something The State Department is filled with great people—Civil needs to be done. Service, Foreign Service generalists and specialists, We have upgraded the Foreign Buildings Operations Foreign Service Nationals, political appointees, Presiden- into the new Overseas Buildings Office, headed by a direc- tial Management Interns and many others. But we must tor with assistant secretary rank. The OBO has developed hire more. the Department’s first long-range plan covering major Our 2002 budget provides for hiring 360 new employees facility requirements through FY07. The OBO has also above attrition, Civil Service and Foreign Service. Last year, developed a standard embassy design concept to reduce as part of our Diplomatic Readiness Initiative, we doubled cost, speed construction and enhance quality. the number of candidates for the Foreign Service Written We live in the midst of an information revolution that is Examination. This year we will give the exam twice. transforming our ability to communicate. To capture the Our new recruits better reflect the diversity of the American benefits, we have completed the pilot of our OpenNet people. Nearly 17 percent of those who passed last Plus project to put a modern, classified system, with September’s written exam were members of minority groups. Internet access, on every desktop. We have begun deploy- The Diplomatic Readiness Initiative has also improved ment worldwide and are in the process of rolling out the Civil Service recruitment. For example, we are creating classified connectivity program over the next 24 months. new, web-based recruiting tools and developing a Civil To meet our goals, we need resources. I am pleased that Service web page to post on the careers web site. the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill signed by Once we identify the best people, we are bringing them President Bush included an 11.5 percent increase in our on more quickly. For Foreign Service recruits, for exam- funding for FY02. This substantial increase at a time of ple, we have reduced the time from written exam to entry budget stringency shows that Congress understands and into service from 27 months to less than a year. supports what we are trying to accomplish for the We are also working hard to provide the training you need American people. to be successful in your careers. We are launching mandato- So we’ve made a good start. This year, we will press for- ry leadership and management training requirements, with ward even harder to give you the resources you need, and other mandatory training courses to follow. The Leadership I am counting on you to use these resources wisely. Competencies Development Initiative provides Civil Service The past has confirmed what I knew before—that the employees a program to develop credentials to help them people of the State Department are enormously talented successfully compete for leadership positions. and committed to serving the American people. Together, But training only works if people take it, learn from it we are pursuing our mission in a world of unprecedented and use it. I am counting on you and your managers to opportunities, as well as serious threats. Our response to make sure you receive the training you need. the attacks of Sept. 11 has shown the country that the State The support of our families is so important to our effec- Department can be counted on to seize these opportunities tiveness. At our town hall meeting last January, I prom- in the year ahead. I 2 State Magazine Having a Ball in Minsk LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The meet-and-greet line at the Embassy in Haiti. Finding a location to hold our most recent Actually, the Peace Corps presence Marine Ball became there goes back 40 years. Let’s Have increasingly difficult A Ball! I was stationed in 1961 at the con- By Paul Koscak To keep the yearly event affordable, it’s customary for embassy Marine detachments to hold Friday night happy because of the tight hours at Marine House, the embassy military quarters, to It’s been a tradition since 1775. raise money, according to Maj. Tim Sullivan, who also And at many U.S. Embassies, it’s an event where tick- sulate general in what was then works at the Quantico operations center. ets sell out in a few days. It’s the annual Marine Corps ball. The birthday of America’s premier military organiza- Elegance,fun—and an upbeat tune—at the Marine Corps birthday ball. tion is a mainstay at Marine Corps installations through- out the world. The celebration ranges from a simple cake security standards cutting by a handful of remotely deployed Marines to a known as Dacca when the initial formal reception with dinner, music and a high-profile speaker at larger venues. No matter where—either on land or at sea—Nov. 10 is an important day on any Marine’s calendar, said Staff Sgt. Cory Knox, the operations chief at Quantico Marine Corps Base near Washington, D.C. At embassies, the celebration is mostly a traditional in Minsk. The Peace Corps contingent arrived. It military ball, where diplomats, spouses and dates revel with the Marine detachment. “At the embassies, the detachment plans the event,” country that needs all the help it Sgt. Knox said. “They promote it with brochures and e-mail.” Although the Marine Corps was founded on Nov. 10, the celebrations are held anywhere from October to odds of finding a was the first such group of volun- December—sort of a ball season. can get. 20 State Magazine suitable location teers sent to an Asian country. The Wilson Dizard Jr. tion theit ball the sparks excitementpipe within dream, seemedand the taking interna-anticipa- almost with a two dozen volunteers—from nurses Foreign Service Officer (Ret.) tional community. to carpenters—spread out across the mofussel (boondocks) and made a Washington, D.C. With a month to go, cancellation appeared certain until Lithuania’s big impression wherever they went. ambassador to Belarus, Jonas It is good to know that this early Paslauskas, offered the use of his example of Peace Corps people-to- embassy, ensuring that the time-hon- people cooperation continues in a Visit Us on the Web www.state.gov/m/dghr/statemag ored event would go on. Guests enjoyed local dishes and wines in the embassy’s elegant hall that also Letters to the Editor provided perfect acoustics for a jazz Letters should not exceed 250 words and ensemble that brought everyone to should include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number. Letters will be the dance floor. edited for length and clarity. Only signed The Marine Ball (featured in letters will be considered. Names may be November’s issue) withheld upon request. You occasion in more ways than one for at [email protected]. Marine Sgt. Derrick Sims. He pro- posed to his financé, wasJenny a Chu,special can reach us who accepted.
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