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The September issue of The Foreign Service Journal is out! We celebrate the AFSA award recipients, take a look at the Foreign Service Act on its 35th anniversary, shine a light on 360-degree reviews, provide some ideas for EFM employment, and much more!

Sure beats a kick to the head. We look forward to following this through to implementation!

Preaching to the choir!

AFSA's annual Adair lecture at American University takes place September 2 at 3:00 p.m. at AU's Kaye Spiritual Life Center. Join us!

Is there any better way to learn about diplomacy as a profession than from George Kennan himself? (From the July/August issue of The Foreign Service Journal.)

Last week's lovely book discussion with Stu Kennedy is now available to view online. Enjoy!

The acronym "QDDR" gets thrown around a lot, but what do you actually know about it? (From the July/August issue of The Foreign Service Journal.)

An interesting new article describes one of the challenges faced by our Foreign Service families.

This striking Local Lens selection - courtesy of EFM Alda Kauffeld - shows an old Bedouin and his grandson at Petra, Jordan.

One way to take care of your people: Give them the proper training! Britain's new Diplomatic Academy aims to do just that. (From the July/August issue of The Foreign Service Journal.)

It's always fascinating to watch history take place. The American flag is raised at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba for the first time in 54 years.

Diplomatic Oral History director Stu Kennedy appears at AFSA on August 19 to discuss his book - please join us!

Our friends at Tales from a Small Planet are putting up their excellent post and school reports on their Facebook page - check them out!

We are thrilled to welcome Smithsonian Associates to AFSA for the second year, as we collaborate on a day-long program called "Inside the World of Diplomacy." In the photo, AFSA President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson speaks to the sold-out crowd.

Last week, AFSA's Foreign Agricultural Service Vice President Mark Petry and Representative Corey Pickelsimer hosted a member recruitment lunch at USDA for FAS Foreign Service trainees; we are thrilled to welcome them to the Foreign Service and AFSA! Click below to learn more about what we do for our FAS constituency.

We thought this was a very interesting read.

Does it? What do you think?

Today, 17 years later, we remember all those lost in the Kenya and Tanzania embassy bombings.

Foreign Service members in the field weigh in on the state of diplomacy today. (From the July/August issue of The Foreign Service Journal.)