Tag: FSJ

Celebrating Peace Corps

Mar 1, 2026

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Ben East

in Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, FSJ, history, Nonfiction, Peace, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, publishing, Travel, War, Writing

Sixty-five years ago today, March 1, 1961, President Kennedy signed the Executive Order that created a Peace Corps within the Department of State.
Notes from the Board

Mar 25, 2025

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Ben East

in Diplomacy, Editing, Foreign Affairs, FSJ, Government Studies, Nonfiction, Politics, Washington

Today I fulfilled a long-held aspiration, joining the editorial board of the Foreign Service Journal. For nearly a quarter century this storied publication has followed me around the world from Jeddah to Nicaragua and Mexico City to Mumbai.