The Foreign Service Journal

What do listenership, intonation, and indirectness have to do with the work of #diplomacy? FSO and linguistics expert Charles Morrill explains these attributes of communication with research-backed suggestions for approaching them in “Cultural Competency for Effective Communications,” the March #FSJ #ForeignService Know-How article. ?? https://lnkd.in/ep8FDHix

“Rocha’s first job was Honduras desk officer in the office for Central American affairs, where he is remembered as a lively and entertaining colleague who revealed little about his personal life and was highly attentive to his superiors.” In the March #FSJ feature, award-winning journalist David C. Adams shares what is known of the life of now-incarcerated Amb. Manuel Rocha in “The Puzzling Story of Manuel Rocha, U.S. Diplomat and Secret Agent for Cuba.” ?? https://lnkd.in/evaGNxmQ

“Upon arrival in Madrid in summer 1978, I was informed that a major ‘Country Plan’ objective was to persuade the post-Franco government of the need to combat communism by joining #NATO. “Given the public’s skepticism, one way to accomplish that goal was to introduce influential representatives of the media to what came to be known as NATO tours. With the help of embassy personnel, I was to organize those tours.” Veteran FSO Vincent Chiarello looks back on his time bringing Spanish journalists to notable NATO points of interest (including Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin) in the March #FSJ #Reflections. ?? https://lnkd.in/egFXKg_j

“Some of the problems that first-tour Foreign Service members and military personnel experience in an interagency setting stem from unfamiliarity about how the different agencies operate. “These organizational culture differences can be detrimental in an embassy if a deliberate effort is not made to translate and educate from the outset.” Senior defense official John Ringquist MPPA, PhD offers collaboration recommendations—in both social spaces and embassy processes—for both military and #ForeignService members in the March #FSJ #SpeakingOut, “Bridging the Interagency Gap.” ?? https://lnkd.in/ejqPb3hv Diplomatic Security Service | U.S. Department of State

??Team #FSJ is proud to share that we brought home a Silver “Trendy” award from this year’s Association TRENDS Salute to Association Excellence! ??The winner: our May 2024 edition on the dual #ForeignService and American Foreign Service Association centennials, in the category of best monthly professional society magazine. Thanks to Driven By Design LLC for helping us bring together this historic edition—a century in the making. ?? https://lnkd.in/eS8BF4t9

USAGM, which includes the Voice of America, is a vital tool of U.S. foreign policy and national security, playing a key role in promoting American interests, democracy, and press freedom around the world. Read the full statement: https://lnkd.in/e3yEswvP #ServiceDisrupted

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, browse our newly-updated special collection on Women in Diplomacy in the #FSJ Digital Archive ?? https://lnkd.in/dYE-qaz4 [??: Lucile Atcherson Curtis, 1922 from “The First Female U.S. Diplomat” by Molly M. Wood, courtesy of the Library of Congress]

“The United Nations projects that by 2050, two-thirds of the world population will be urban. Cities, counties, states, and regions are becoming the locus of many transnational challenges. Extreme weather events like wildfires and hurricanes, pandemics—… local elected leaders are on the front lines of all these very global challenges.” Former special representative Amb. Nina Hachigian (ret) reinforces the importance of people-to-people partnerships and community #resilience in the March #FSJ feature, “Subnational Diplomacy: A Conversation with Special Representative Nina Hachigian.” ?? https://lnkd.in/eSApai9G

Following the U.S. presidential election and by way of welcoming the new administration, the #FSJ asked members of the U.S. Foreign Service community to offer recommendations for building a stronger Service. Here is what they told us. ??https://lnkd.in/eKRnbYCm #foreignservice #diplomacy

“Amid this chaos and uncertainty, we know that the work of professional, nonpartisan diplomats remains essential.” Editor in Chief Shawn Dorman and Editorial Board Chair Vivian Walker revisit the #FSJ’s role at this moment in history as the American Foreign Service Association’s flagship publication in the March Letter from the Editor. Read “A Time of Upheaval” here ?? https://lnkd.in/eNEG_nA3