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Tag Archives: American Foreign Service Association

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Five PD Favorites by Mike Anderson

Advocacy, Foreign Service, PDC MembersBy Michael AndersonSeptember 7, 2020

1.“TRACKING” CURRENT U.S. AMBASSADORS: With the constant turnover in U.S. heads of missions and challenges getting nominees speedy Senate confirmation, it is not always easy to keep track of who today’s ambassadors are. The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), therefore, provides a terrific public service by posting a list of who presently is running each…

Disappointment and hope for development in Africa

Advocacy, Foreign Service, UncategorizedBy Donald M. BishopJune 25, 2019

Why were the hopes for development of new African states so disappointed after they attained independence? Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman J. Cohen took a long view. His conclusions may help Public Diplomacy officers now assigned to Africa think through how best to support the development enterprise. State and USAID officers…

New Media Magic in An Internet Age

Public Diplomacy CouncilBy JBJohnsonAugust 14, 2017

By Alan Heil Four years ago, a school in a sparsely populated South Carolina county had a dream:  “Why not build an on-line bridge via the Internet, so elementary school kids could embark on a common learning experience with their contemporaries in a sister school in Kenya?” That was the start, in Allendale County, of…

99 Years of Diplomatic History at Your Desktop

Foreign Service, Other Organizations, StudyBy Donald M. BishopMay 14, 2017

By Donald Bishop When my paper copy of the Foreign Service Journal arrives, I set aside time to go through it from cover to cover.  There’s always something about foreign affairs that I haven’t seen in the various newspapers, newsletters and electronic sources I receive. The American Foreign Service Association has announced recently an electronic…

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