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9.7 MB PDF File U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE NOVEMBER 2011 TEL AVIV 24/7 November 2011 Contents Issue Number 561 28 Solemn Ceremonies Missions worldwide commemorate 9/11. 10 Prosperity Partnering U.S. hosts Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation meetings. 12 Incident Management Partnering for emergency preparedness. 14 32 12 22 14 Battling Mercury OES fights dangerous metal’s spread. Columns 2 From the D.G. 43 Appointments 16 Academic’s Year Science fellow looks back on time with the Department. 3 In the News 44 Obituaries 9 Diversity Notes 47 Retirements 18 High Stepping 40 Safety Scene 48 The Last Word Dance program in Algeria fosters cultural exchange. 42 Education & Training 20 Syracuse Program National security knowledge pays dividends. 22 Post of the Month: Tel Aviv High-profile post boasts high quality of life. On the Cover 32 Blackhawk Up Night-time traffic flows past skyscrapers Ex-Marine DCM in Mexico returns to the cockpit. in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photograph by Noam Armonn/Corbis 36 Tighter Focus IIP expands its reach with social media and video. Direct from the D.G. HR’s Role in the QDDR In issuing the first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review last December, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asked, “How can the State Department and USAID do better in delivering results for the American people—protecting our interests and projecting our leadership in the 21st century?” The question is a challenge and particularly important at a time when our resources are tightening and our missions and responsibilities are growing in number and complexity. For the Bureau of Human Resources, the Secretary’s challenge begins, of course, with our people. We must build and maintain the human capital to lead through civilian power. We must recruit, even in tough budget times. We must train and make the best use of all our people, Foreign Service, Civil Service and Locally Employed Staff, to ensure we have the right people who are fully prepared, where they are needed, when they are needed. The challenge we face is captured in a phrase from the will further develop our Locally Employed Staff, training for QDDR, “Ambassadors as CEOs of multi-agency Missions.” leadership and expanding a cadre of experts able to deploy To the traditional tasks of diplomacy have been added the where needed in crises. complexities and numbers of a proliferation of agencies, The Department must embrace and foster innovation, from the Centers for Disease Control to the Federal Aviation entrepreneurship and appropriate risk taking. As a starting Administration and Homeland Security, all serving the point, we are looking at ways to adjust the Foreign Service common mission of protecting our national interests and Officer Test process to more fully capture the qualities of security. Nearly 40 U.S. federal agencies now have repre- innovation necessary today and in the future. sentatives overseas. Except for those under the command HR is directly responsible for four of 19 tasks in this of the U.S. military, all report to the ambassador, who is phase of the QDDR, but we are deeply involved in many accountable for their performance and the results of their other tasks as well. In particular, we provide advice and programs. In implementing the QDDR, we seek to reinforce technical support as the Department stands up new bureaus the authority—and accountability—of our ambassadors for and makes other structural changes. The character of the the people and activities at their posts. new bureaus—Energy Resources, Counterterrorism, Conflict The ability to lead a multi-agency, whole-of-government and Stabilization Operations—reflects the growing need approach to diplomacy is a Department-wide requirement. for specialized knowledge in key areas of global civilian The Foreign Service Institute is increasing training at all power. Developing specialization in the service of our global levels to strengthen our capacity to lead through civilian diplomatic mission is a key HR challenge of the QDDR. power. We also plan to increase the number of details and I encourage all of you to take a look at the QDDR to see rotations with other agencies to build interagency experience. the direction the Department is moving in. To access the A key area in which we can do better is taking full report and related material, please see the following Web advantage of the talents of all our people. The Department sites: www.state.gov/s/dmr/qddr and http://qddr.state.gov. has differing personnel systems for Civil Service, Foreign As always, if you have any general comments or sugges- Service and Foreign Service National employees. To tions on this or any other topic, please feel free to drop me a maximize our effectiveness, we must increase our flexibility line via unclassified e-mail at DG Direct. to deploy employees where most needed and where their expertise can be properly leveraged. We are seeking new opportunities for CS employees to deploy overseas on limited-term FS appointments and ways to make it easier for Nancy J. Powell FS employees to serve in CS positions in Washington and Director General 2 State Magazine November 2011 In the News From left, Hamburg State Representative Michael Sachs, Consul General Inmi Patterson and Tashi Takang, general manager of the Hyatt hotel, cut the anniversary cake. ‘Little White House’ Consulate Celebrates Birthday In August, the U.S. Consulate in of the first U.S. consul to Hamburg, John personal contacts to diplomacy and the Hamburg, affectionately known by locals Parish (1790–1796), attended the celebration consulate’s role in Hamburg, Germany’s as “the little White House on the Alster” along with 200 other guests, including Ingrid second largest city, its media capital and River, celebrated its 60th anniversary in its Jessen, who worked for the consulate when home to Europe’s third-largest port. Several present building. The event was attended it moved to what is known as the “White U.S. companies have operations in Hamburg, by representatives of the Hamburg city House” in 1951. including Google, Caterpillar, Honeywell, government, all five German political parties, At the celebration, Consul General Inmi Johnson & Johnson and Exxon Mobil. leaders of the city’s Muslim community Patterson highlighted the bonds linking To cap the celebration, pianist Susanne and organizations associated with the city’s northern Germany with the United States, von Laun played Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon 20,000 Americans. including the more than five million in D” on a piano that Steinway Hamburg The consulate building is a beautiful Germans who emigrated to the United States had restored just in time for the occasion. The classical structure and houses a U.S. mission through the port of Hamburg. birthday cake, which featured a rendering of established in 1790 by President George Hamburg State Council Deputy Michael the consulate building, sparked the guests to Washington. Peter Boué, a direct descendant Sachs spoke of the indispensability of sing “Happy Birthday, dear White House.” November 2011 State Magazine 3 ‘Boot Camp’ Boosts Fitness at Embassy La Paz Twice a week at 6:30 a.m., the Marine Marines and embassy staff we decided to give be strong today?” said Madelaine Vargas of Detachment commander at the U.S. Embassy it a shot,” Reyes said. “Now, I am extremely the consular section. “Th anks to the Marines in La Paz shouts to a group of exercisers, pleased. Th ese women did not just receive a and my workout buddies, I can honestly “Pain is weakness leaving the body” as he good workout but created a bond with each answer ‘I’m strong.’” leads them in a fi tness regime. other, similar to a Marine Corps unit’s esprit “Sometimes, when you work out by Th e program run by Staff Sergeant Jose de corps. Th is program instilled teamwork, yourself, you fall into a comfort zone where Reyes Jr. began as a six-week women-only self-discipline and camaraderie. Th e Marines you can’t or don’t want to push yourself,” said “Marine Boot Camp” in and I were extremely grateful for the Daniela Orrico of the fi nancial offi ce. “Boot August after several female opportunity to train these wonderful women camp with the Marines encouraged me to give employees at Mission Bolivia and help them achieve a healthier lifestyle.” the extra mile that helped me get fi t.” expressed interest in having a Participant Megan Gallardo said, Th anks for the boot camp go to Reyes, high-altitude fi tness training “Breathing at high altitude is hard enough, Staff Sergeant Anthony Eldridge, Sergeant Bolivia program designed for them. but keeping fi t is even harder. Th ank John Collins, Corporal Sunly Pheakra, Eleven women signed up, goodness we have the Marines to help us Corporal Geoff rey Gonzales and Corporal and the program has since become co-ed due acclimate and get healthy.” Tom Fischetti of the embassy’s Marine to its popularity. “Boot camp was and still is a big question Detachment. Th ey’ve given the post a fi tness “At fi rst I was doubtful, but after receiving mark for me that is there every day, asking: regimen just in time for the post’s Marine the encouragement and support from the Am I going to be a wimp or am I going to Ball this month. Under the direction of Marines, boot camp attendees do abdominal crunches. 4 State Magazine November 2011 In the News New Deputy Emphasizes Lessons Learned At his Sept. 8 swearing in as Deputy Secretary of State, William He acknowledged that he was standing in the very room where, nearly Burns, formerly Under Secretary for Political Affairs, recognized 30 years earlier, he stood to be sworn in with his A-100 class.
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