CONTENTS
AFSA NEWS
AFSA EMBRACES ROLE AS PUBLISHER / 67
FOREIGN CONTACTS REPORTING: AN UPDATE / 67
NEWS BRIEFS, AGGELER / 68
VP STATE: FILLING IN THE BLANKS / 69
VP USAID: WHERE DOES USAID FIT / 70
HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST WINNER / 71
VISUAL DIPLOMACY: BRINGING ART TO EMBASSIES / 72
CLASSIFIEDS / 75
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