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January 2001 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE January 2001 StateStateMagazine Fighting Drugs On the Ground—and from the Air StateState Magazine January 2001 Contents No. 442 Department of State • United States of America 6 Post of the Month: Bangui The U.S. Consulate in 14 COLUMNS Hamburg, Germany. The reopened central African post provides a full range of services. 2 From the Secretary 10 Office of the Month: Aviation Negotiations 5 Direct from the D.G. An open sky is a hassle-free sky. 13 Center Puts Department on the Map DEPARTMENTS Secretary launches construction of new U.S. 3 Letters to the Editor Diplomacy Center. 4 In the News 14 From Pirates to Per Diem A historic glimpse of the U.S. Consulate in Hamburg 26 Safety Scene is revealing. 27 People Like You 16 Bureau Fights Drugs from the Sky International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 28 State of the Arts aids war on drug lords. 29 Obituaries 20 Building the Diplomat-Leader 30 Education & Training Department inaugurates new Leadership and Management School at FSI. 32 Personnel Actions 22 International Organization Affairs IO is a bureau without borders. DCM Judy Francis supervises the monthly cash 6 count with Foreign Service Nationals Francis Gonikai, left, and Emile Bizon-Oueneseke in Bangui. On the Cover A Florida park is the setting for a mock rebel ambush. Photo by Paul Koscak FROM THE SECRETARY SECRETARY MADELEINE ALBRIGHT A Fond Farewell ast year at this time, we were relieved to have that affect our foreign policy. Our Department was estab- survived Y2K. This year, we have survived one lished to deal with foreign governments, but we now of history’s closest Presidential elections. As I spend much of our time interacting with nongovernmen- write, that election’s outcome is still uncertain. tal organizations and civil society. Around the world, a LWhat is certain is that the time is fast approaching for new generation is coming of age with a novel set of expe- many of us to say “goodbye.” I envy those of you who do riences, expectations and skills. not have to leave with the change of Administrations, That is why one of our principal tasks these past few because I love foreign policy. I wish I could do it all my life. years has been to create institutions and arrangements It is hard to express in words the honor I have felt serving flexible enough to cope with change. We have done so in a job once held by such statesmen as Jefferson and both internationally and internally. Examples include Marshall, Acheson and Muskie. It is an exhilarating, but NATO enlargement, the WTO, the Chemical Weapons humbling, experience. You always feel there is more to do. Convention, the Hague War Crimes Tribunal, the Kyoto When I took my oath of office, I pledged to do my best Protocol, the Community of Democracies Initiative to explain the importance of our foreign policy to the and the just-signed Transnational Convention on lives of our citizens, because without their support we Organized Crime. cannot succeed. I am still engaged in that effort during Internally, we have merged with USIA and ACDA, these final days and will continue to be a vocal advocate forged a closer working relationship with USAID, after entering my new life. appointed a science adviser, initiated annual reports on Diplomacy is America’s first line of defense. And yet, international religious freedom, helped lead a global over the years, a perception has developed that while the humanitarian effort on land mines, created an Advisory Pentagon is responsible for “national security,” all the Committee on Labor Diplomacy and chaired the rest of us do is hand out “foreign aid.” That is nonsense. President’s Interagency Council on Women. State Department operations and programs are integral Obviously, these initiatives did not just happen. They parts of America’s national security structure. They resulted from an enormous effort by all of you to prepare should be thought of and funded accordingly. our Department and our country to meet and fulfill the I am pleased that, over the past three years, we reversed demands of a new era. That effort has provided a firm the downward trend that was robbing us of people, starv- platform for the next Administration. ing training, slowing modernization and undermining As my departure draws near, I worry that I will not programs. We are now moving in the right direction, but have time to say “well done” to all who merit praise we’re barely back to the ground floor. We must continue and “thank you” to all to whom I am in debt. In upward, so the next Secretary isn’t hemmed in by no-win Washington, D.C., and around the world, I have been choices among operations, programs and security. For our deeply impressed by your dedication, commitment and nation’s good, we must increase support for all three. skill. Whether you are a member of the Foreign Service I am especially concerned about the challenge the or Civil Service, a Foreign Service National or a family Department will face in attracting and retaining the talent member, you are part of America’s team. And you are and diversity required to excel in the new century. This is helping daily to keep our nation secure and to shape a the downside of our highly competitive economy. State better future for us all. needs to be known as a place where interesting and I will always cherish the memory of my time here, important work is done, in secure and modern facilities, including the friendships I have made, the colleagues I and where family needs are taken seriously. That will have come to know and the history that we have togeth- require both additional resources and fresh thinking. er helped to shape. We must also continue to adapt our structures and pri- Thank you again. Farewell. And keep up the outstand- orities. Globalization has broadened the range of issues ing work. I 2 State Magazine LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A ‘Climb’ Is Not a Peak Notes on the Great Wall Corrections As mountain hiking is one of my As a former specialist in Chinese In our November article on passions, I enjoyed your November affairs, I enjoyed the article about our LifeCare, we incorrectly asked read- “People Like You” piece about the China mission in October’s issue. ers to check the September issue of 13-member team from the U.S. That was a fine picture of the Great Global Link for a review of the new Embassy in Yaounde that climbed Wall on the cover. On the content service at www.afsa.org. The correct Mt. Cameroon. Permit me, however, page, however, the brief caption under web site of the Associates of the to correct an error in the article. Mt. the smaller photo has several errors. American Foreign Service, World- Cameroon is not the second highest First, the length of the Wall is usu- wide is aafsw.org. mountain in Africa. At 16,355 ft., Mt. ally said to be about 1,500 miles, not Also in our November issue, in our Kenya (which I climbed in 1997) has more than 2,000 miles. article on “Track Two Diplomacy,” that honor, second only to Mt. Second, the Great Wall was not we incorrectly identified the Turkish Kilimanjaro (my first climb in 1975) completed in 204 BC but begun dur- ambassador to Athens, Ali Tuygan. at 19,340 ft. ing the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). We regret the errors. There are higher peaks in Uganda, Finally, whether you can actually Ethiopia, Rwanda and Morocco, but see the Wall from space depends on Mt. Cameroon—at 13,353 ft.—is, what you mean by space. According Letters to the Editor indeed, the highest mountain in West to NASA, the Great Wall and similar Letters should not exceed 250 words and Africa. I know. I climbed it in 1981. landmarks cannot be seen from the should include the writer’s name, address moon or even high orbital altitudes Paul P. Pometto II and daytime phone number. Letters will be (higher than 350 statute miles). edited for length and clarity. Only signed African Bureau letters will be considered. Names may be Oscar V. Armstrong Mt. Cameroon is the second highest withheld upon request. You can reach us at Retired Foreign Service Officer climb in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. [email protected]. Mitchellville, Md. Other mountains are taller, but their climbs start at such a high altitude that you don’t actually climb as much ver- From the Editor tical height as that of Mt. Cameroon. Melanie Harris In our cover story, we learn that more than a half million acres of pop- U.S. Embassy, Cameroon pies and coca have been destroyed in Colombia since 1991, when the Department established its Office of Aviation at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The office, part of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law The China Hands Enforcement Affairs, is at center stage in U.S. efforts to deny Latin American drug lords lucrative access to U.S. markets. William Slany’s excellent article, With a voice at many tables, the Bureau of International Organization “50 Years Later, the ‘China Hands Are Affairs is truly a bureau without borders. It’s concerned with just about Clean,’” in your October issue, everything from human rights and peacekeeping to trade and transporta- recalled an important and sad chapter tion to science, crime and corruption. Grappling with these issues are in the history of the Foreign Service.
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