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This month save the lives of least 2,500 Jews and political enemies of AFSA is honoring him for a lifetime of contributions Adolf Hitler. This month, AFSA is conferring a special to American diplomacy. posthumous award for “constructive dissent” on Bingham, By Steven Alan Honley a longtime member of the association. Here is his stoiy. ARAB-AMERIC:ANS IN ISRAEL: By Ellen Rafshoon WHAT “SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP?” / 42 26 / Is THERE LIFE AFTER DISSENT? Israel and the United States have long enjoyed particularly AFSA instituted the first of its dissent awards in 1968, close relations. But that “special relationship” has not and now offers such awards in four categories each year. extended to Palestinian-Americans in Israel. What has happened to the first generation of winners, By Jerri Bird and what is the future of the program? By David T. Jones COLUMNS 32 / FOREIGN SERVICE ADVOCACY AND DISSENT: WHERE WAVE-MAKERS CAN PROSPER PRESIDENT’S VIEWS / 5 A past AFSA dissent-award winner argues that, contrary Help Wanted to popular opinion, dissent may actually enhance a By John K. Naland Foreign Service career. SPEAKING OUT /13 By Edward Peck Lets Put Foreign Policy Back Into Creative Dissent Page 16 SCHOOLS SUPPLEMENT By Gilbert D. Kulick 51 / AN INTERNSHIP CAN OPEN MANY DOORS POSTCARD FROM ABROAD / 76 Internships offer many benefits, but they do require By Mary Cameron Kilgour careful planning to get the most out of them. Here are PEP ARTMENTS some tips from one of the Journal’s own recent interns. By Tanja Trenz LETTERS/6 CYBERNOTES /10 59 / SCHOOLS AT A GLANCE Essential data on educational choices. 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Foreign Service While AFSA has a The AFSA president directs a 26- member who is member professional staff, monitors due to transfer great staffmuch of annual operating expenditures of $3 next year, here is its success depends million, oversees trust funds (e.g., inside information scholarships) exceeding $5 million, and on some plum jobs on the willingness interacts with members worldwide. that you won’t find of members to serve In other words, the job offers the on any vacancy list. These jobs — some opportunity to make a difference in the of the most personally and profession¬ on its Governing lives of your colleagues and their fami¬ ally rewarding in tire Foreign Service Board every lies. AFSAs staff and officers work — are those of AFSA president and hard with a sense of community and tire constituency vice presidents. two years. enthusiasm born of the knowledge tiiat While AFSA has a great professional AFSA is a force for good. staff and enjoys tire support of more How to Run. Who is eligible to be than 11,000 members worldwide, treasurer slots tiiat will also be open. AFSA president? Any current or much of its success depends on the A Great Job. The AFSA presidency retired member of the career Foreign willingness every two years of a hand¬ is a full-time position with responsibili¬ Service who is a dues-paying AFSA ful of members to step forward to serve ties that are in some ways like that of an member and who has not served as a on its Governing Board. Those posi¬ assistant secretary. The AFSA presi¬ management official with responsibili¬ tions will turn over again in July 2003. dent deals direcdy with senior officials ty for formulating personnel policies The election process to fill them will at State, USAID, FCS, FAS, and IBB; within two years of taking AFSA office. start with nominations this autumn. briefs members of Congress and their How is the position filled? The This column discusses the AFSA top staffers; routinely gives on-the- AFSA election committee will put out president position. For information on record interviews to major national a formal, detailed call for nominations AFSA’s vice president jobs at State, media; speaks before a wide range of by early autumn. Candidates may run USAID, FCS, FAS, or for retirees, groups (student, professional, busi¬ either individually or in slates with can¬ contact the incumbents in drose posi¬ ness); and has frequent representation¬ didates for other AFSA Governing tions or AFSAs executive director al duties. In other words, it is a high- Board positions. After worldwide bal¬ (dreir e-mail addresses are listed in die visibility job requiring strong written loting this winter, the winner will be “How to Contact Us” box in AFSA and oral communications skills.