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The Foreign Service Journal, September 2014 PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION SEPTEMBER 2014 ON ASSIGNMENT WITH AFSA’S 2014 AWARD WINNERS TURNING THE TABLES ON STU KENNEDY MARC GROSSMAN TOWARD A “NEW” DIPLOMACY FOREIGN September 2014 SERVICE Volume 91, No. 9 AFSA NEWS COVER STORY AFSA Presents 2014 Awards / 51 VP Voice State: A Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Diversity in the FS / 52 VP Voice FCS: Back to the Future? / 22 FCS Welcomes New Officers / 53 A distinguished diplomat explores an evolving concept of diplomacy to meet the kaleidoscope of opportunities and challenges America faces. VP Voice Retiree: Life Insurance Coverage / 54 BY MARC GROSSMAN Ambassadorial Logjam / 55 Ambassador Seeks Change to Clearance Policy / 59 Call for a Strategic Approach FOCUS AFSA HONORS DISSENT AND PERFORMANCE to South Asia / 60 Agent Warns Misuse of Border Security Program Might Violate Turning the Tables: An Interview with Stu Kennedy / 28 Rights/ 61 Charles Stuart Kennedy, this year’s winner of AFSA’s Lifetime Contributions Trials Offer Window into to American Diplomacy Award, talks about his Foreign Service career and Saudi Judicial System / 62 pioneering work creating American diplomacy’s oral history program. Carol Backman Is Indispensable / 63 BY SHAWN DORMAN Offsetting the Impact of Kabul’s Wartime Environment / 64 Making a Difference in Integrity and Openness: Mexico City / 65 Requirements for an Effective Foreign Service / 37 Awards Runners-Up / 66 Honesty and candor have been the watchwords of this three-time AFSA dissent New Governing Board Members / 67 award winner’s diplomatic career. Sharon Papp Wins Equality Award / 68 BY KENNETH M. QUINN Bikeshare @ FSI / 69 Associate Members Add Value / 70 A Reflection on Bravery / 42 AFSA-CBA Host Diversity Panel / 71 When Washington quashed a local outreach effort in Kandahar, one FSO decided to throw a spotlight on a broader public affairs problem. COLUMNS President’s Views / 7 BY JONATHAN ADDLETON Talking About Foreign Service Advocacy BY ROBERT J. SILVERMAN FEATURE Letter from the Editor / 8 Celebrating AFSA’s Award Winners BY SHAWN DORMAN Speaking Out / 18 Serving at Embassy Kabul / 46 “Up or Out” Is Harming Life on a secure compound in a war zone is somewhat surreal. American Foreign Policy BY BILL BENT BY GEORGE B. LAMBRAKIS Reflections / 85 Sage Counsel, Fondly Remembered BY FLETCHER M. BURTON DEPARTMENTS Letters / 10 Talking Points / 12 In Memory / 72 Books / 76 Local Lens / 86 On the cover: (Top) The four winners of AFSA’s 2014 awards for constructive dissent are shown on the job. From left: Ambassador Jonathan Addleton, winner of the Herter Award, in Afghani- MARKETPLACE stan; David Holmes, winner of the Rivkin Award, briefing President Barack Obama aboard Air Classifieds / 78 Force One; William “Ed” O’Bryan, winner of the Harriman Award, in Dhahran; and Nick Pietrow- Real Estate / 82 icz, winner of the Harris Award, in Chad. Composition: Jeff Lau. (Middle) Charles Stuart “Stu” Kennedy, winner of AFSA’s Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy. Index to Advertisers / 84 THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2014 5 FOREIGN SERVICE Editor Shawn Dorman: [email protected] Managing Editor Susan Brady Maitra: [email protected] Associate Editor Debra Blome: [email protected] CONTACTS AFSA Headquarters: LABOR MANAGEMENT Editorial/Publications Specialist (202) 338-4045; Fax (202) 338-6820 General Counsel Brittany DeLong: [email protected] State Department AFSA Office: Sharon Papp: [email protected] Ad & Circulation Manager (202) 647-8160; Fax (202) 647-0265 Deputy General Counsel Ed Miltenberger: [email protected] USAID AFSA Office: Zlatana Badrich: [email protected] (202) 712-1941; Fax (202) 216-3710 Labor Management Specialist Art Director FCS AFSA Office: James Yorke: [email protected] Caryn Suko Smith (202) 482-9088; Fax (202) 482-9087 Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: [email protected] Editorial Intern GOVERNING BOARD Staff Attorney Aishwarya Raje President Raeka Safai: [email protected] Robert J. 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Nancy Rios-Brooks Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the Sue Saarnio Director of Communications writers and does not necessarily represent the views of USAID Representatives Kristen Fernekes: [email protected] the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries Jeri Dible Director of New Media and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. The Ásgeir Sigfússon: [email protected] Journal is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, Andrew Levin photos or illustrations. Advertising inquiries are invited. FCS Representative Publications Manager The appearance of advertisements herein does not imply Barbara Farrar Shawn Dorman: [email protected] endorsement of the services or goods offered. Journal Online Communications Specialist subscription: AFSA member–$20, included in annual FAS Representative Mark Petry dues; student–$30; institution–$40; others–$50; Single BBG Representative Andre de Nesnera Jeff Lau: [email protected] issue–$4.50. For foreign surface mail, add $18 per year; APHIS Representative Mark C. Prescott Special Awards and Outreach Coordinator foreign airmail, $36 per year. Periodical postage paid Retiree Representatives Perri Green: [email protected] at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Speakers Bureau Director Indexed by the Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS). Marshall Adair Hon. David Greenlee VACANT Email: [email protected] F. Allen “Tex” Harris ADVOCACY Phone: (202) 338-4045 Hon. Edward Marks Advocacy Director Fax: (202) 338-8244 STAFF Javier Cuebas: [email protected] Web: www.afsa.org/fsj Executive Director Senior Legislative Assistant © American Foreign Service Association, 2014 Ian Houston: [email protected] David Murimi: [email protected] Executive Assistant to the President Professional Issues and Policy Adviser PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. Patrick Bradley: [email protected] Janice Weiner: [email protected] Postmaster: Send address changes to BUSINESS DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AFSA Director of Finance Scholarship Director Attn: Address Change Femi Oshobukola: [email protected] Lori Dec: [email protected] 2101 E Street NW Controller Scholarship Assistant Washington DC 20037-2990 Kalpna Srimal: [email protected] Jonathan Crawford: [email protected] Assistant Controller Cory Nishi: [email protected] www.afsa.org 6 SEPTEMBER 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL PRESIDENT’S VIEWS Talking About Foreign Service Advocacy BY ROBERT J. SILVERMAN dvocating for the Foreign sense on when to deploy it. we are reducing the presence of provincial Service in Congress and the Service in country and taking an FSI reconstruction teams in Afghanistan and American public over the past course are necessary but quite insuffi- Iraq. But the need for volunteers to serve in A year has taught me some les- cient to achieve information dominance. similar situations is present elsewhere—for sons. One is to focus on the positive—here Here is an example. I used to sit in Near instance, in Syria and South Sudan —and is what the Foreign Service brings to the Eastern Affairs Bureau meetings next to an the need for expeditionary diplomacy foreign policy table, and here is why the FSO named Alberto Fernandez who took skills isn’t going away. diverse and skilled women and men of the detailed notes—in Arabic. He went on to What skills? They involve the ability to Foreign Service should be at the center of reach an extraordinary level of fluency, work in fluid situations without a strong our policymaking and execution. and deployed it in media interviews that central host government or U.S. embassy Perhaps in a prior generation that sort established his pre-eminence in that dif- infrastructure to promote the local govern- of advocacy was unnecessary. But I do feel ficult language. ment’s rule of law, reconstruction and that in today’s globalized American
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