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■ AFSA SCHOLARSHIPS: A PROUD HISTORY  \n$4.50 / MARCH 2012  \nJ O U R N A L  \nTHE MAGAZINE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS  \n1 9 2 4  \nDOING WELL BY DOING GOOD  \nHunger As a Foreign Policy Issue  \nFJ NL SERVICE  \nCover photo by Lillian G. deValcourt-Ayala  \nSPEAKING OUT / 11  \nHow Data Visualization Can Change Diplomacy By Chris Bronk and Scott Smith  \nREFLECTIONS / 80  \nTouchdown in Kazan By George Wilcox  \nLETTERS / 5 CYBERNOTES / 8 MARKETPLACE / 9 BOOKS / 65 IN MEMORY / 70  \nINDEX TO ADVERTISERS / 78  \nCONTENTS  \nMarch 2012 Volume 89, No. 3  \nF O C U S O N  \nHunger As a Foreign Policy Issue  \nFEED THE FUTURE: MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE / 17  \nLess than three years after its inception, the U.S. government’s new response to food insecurity is already changing millions of lives.  \nBy Paul Weisenfeld  \nFEEDING THE OTHER KOREA / 22  \nFew Americans have ever visited the Pyongyang, let alone lived and worked there. Here is a first-person account by one who did.  \nBy Richard Ragan  \nHEADING OFF THE COMING FOOD REVOLUTIONS / 26  \nThe best way to break the link between food price increases and absolute poverty is through long-term development programs.  \nBy Andrew S. Natsios  \nCATALYZING U.S. LEADERSHIP ON HUNGER / 31  \nU.S. funding for global food security is under threat even though starvation continues to kill thousands of people every day.  \nBy David Beckmann  \nF E A T U R E  \nAFSA’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: A PROUD HISTORY / 34  \nSince its beginnings in 1926, AFSA’s scholarship program has grown to provide both merit awards and financial-need scholarships to about 100 sons and daughters of Foreign Service members annually.  \nBy C. Edward Dillery  \nA F S A N E W S  \n2011 ANNUAL REPORT: WORKING FOR A STRONGER AFSA / 39 NEWS BRIEFS / 60  \nCLASSIFIEDS / 61  \nMAR CH 2 0 1 2 / F OREI GN SERVI CE J O URNAL 3  \nFJ NL SERVICE  \nEditor  \nSTEVEN ALAN HONLEY  \nSenior Editor  \nSUSAN B. MAITRA  \nAssociate Editor  \nSHAWN DORMAN  \nAFSA News Editor  \nDONNA AYERST  \nAd & Circulation Manager  \nED MILTENBERGER  \nArt Director  \nCARYN SUKO SMITH  \nEditorial Intern  \nDAVID J. BARTON  \nEDITORIAL BOARD  \nJAMES P. SEEVERS  \nChairman  \nJUDITH BAROODY WILLIAM D. BENT GORDON S. BROWN STEPHEN W. BUCK KATE WIEHAGEN LEONARD RICHARD MCKEE JED MELINE GREGORY L. NAARDEN LYNN ROCHE RACHEL SCHNELLER  \nTHE MAGAZINE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS  \nForeign Service Journal (ISSN 0146-3543), 2101 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 is published monthly with a combined July-August issue by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), a private, nonprofit organization. Material appearing herein represents the opinions of the writers and does not necessarily represent the views of the Journal, the Editorial Board or AFSA. Writer queries and submissions are invited, preferably by e-mail. Journal subscription: AFSA members – $13 included in annual dues; others – $40. 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S.A.  \nPOSTMASTER: Send address changes to – AFSA Attn: Address Change 2101 E Street N.W.  \nWashington DC 20037-2990  \nPrinted on 50-percent recycled paper, of which 10 percent is post-consumer waste.  \n4 F OREI GN SERVI CE J O URNAL / MAR CH 2 0 1 2  \nLETTERS  \nExchanges as Strategic Policy  \nOf the eight fascinating articles in the Decembe","cbCaioaUdE9PHYGL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioaUdE9PHYGL","pdf",7803195,84,"English","# Focus On\n## Hunger As a Foreign Policy Issue\n### Feed the Future: Making a Real Difference\n### Feeding the Other Korea\n### Heading Off the Coming Food Revolutions\n### Catalyzing U.S. Leadership on Hunger\n# Feature\n## AFSA’S Scholarship Program: A Proud History\n# Speaking Out\n## How Data Visualization Can Change Diplomacy\n# Reflections\n## Touchdown in Kazan\n# Letters\n## Exchanges as Strategic Policy","[{\"question\":\"What is the main theme of the March 2012 Foreign Service Journal issue?\",\"answer\":\"The issue focuses on “Hunger As a Foreign Policy Issue,” with multiple articles examining food insecurity and related policy responses.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the feature section cover in this issue?\",\"answer\":\"The feature highlights “AFSA’S Scholarship Program: A Proud History,” describing how the program has grown since 1926.\"},{\"question\":\"What article appears under “Speaking Out” in this issue?\",\"answer\":\"“How Data Visualization Can Change Diplomacy” by Chris Bronk and Scott Smith appears in the “Speaking Out” section.\"}]","Foreign Service Journal - March 2012 - Volume 89, No. 3 | PDF",212]