LETTER FROM THE FAOA PRESIDENT

On behalf of the FAOA Board of Governors, I want to thank you for being a part of the Foreign Area Officer Association professional community.  If you were with us for the FAO Association’s recent 8th Annual Black Tie Dinner on 25 April,  I think you will agree it was a true gala affair.  We enjoyed the new Army Navy Country Club clubhouse, and its beautiful ballroom and outdoor decks  as well as our excellent guest speaker, entertainment, special presentations, and open bar reception and night cap.  We saw a lot of old friends and colleagues and met many new ones. If you were not able to make it this year, we do hope you can join us for our policy luncheons and also next year's Annual Dinner.

Below you will find link to the survey on the event which includes questions for those who attended and also were not able to attend, which we hope you will take a moment to complete in order to help us make our event even better next year and in the future:  

TAKE THE SURVEY

Also, we were pleased to have had our first-ever winner of the FAOA Scholarship for Academic Excellence in International Affairs attend the event.  We are nearing the completion of our benefits drive for the 2013/2014 FAOA Scholarship Fund, which is hosted by the Military Officers’ Association of America (MOAA).   You have the additional opportunity to make a donation to the scholarship fund by clicking on the below link:

SUPPORT THE FAOA SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Again, thank you for being a member or friend of the FAO Association and thank you for attending our big annual event.  Please mark your calendars
for our next FAOA Distinguished Luncheon Speaker on Thursday, 27 June at Ft. McNair.

 

Warm regards,

Kurt

KURT M. MARISA, Colonel, USAF (ret.)

President, FAO Association

president@faoa.org   /   http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kurt-marisa/11/7b3/5b6

 

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The Spring Issue of the FAOA Journal of International Affairs is Hot off the Press!

FAOA Journal of International Affairs Spring 2013
INSIDE THIS EDITION:

4 / Letter from the Editor

5 / The FAOA Scholarship for Excellence in International Affairs

6 / From The Field: Ankara, Turkey

7 / Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs Speaks at FAO Association Luncheon

10 / Military Partnership Program Detachment Strives to Advance the Navy’s FAO Vision

12 / Armenia…Don’t Discount the Small Guy

15 / Online Learning Available at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management

16 / Book Review, My Share of the Task:  A Memoir, by General Stanley McChrystal

18 / A Look at Qatar’s Rise to Power: Using Cultural Intelligence as Our Guide

23 / Drug Trafficking Sinks to New Levels

27 / Book Review, The Zimmerman Telegram by Thomas Boghardt

28 / Russia and Cyber-Terrorism

29 / In-Region Training vs. On-the-Job Training

32 / U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: Culture and Language Center

33 / Five Days in Monterey: Revitalizing Foreign Area Officer Training

34 / The Battle of the Straw Men: A Case for the Status Quo

35 / Structuring the Foreign Area Officer Corps for the Future

38 /  Digital Diplomacy: Cultivating Transnational Discourse in a Globalized World

39 / LEAP Participant Represents U.S. Air Force in Indonesia & Helps Embassy Build Relationships

40 / FAOs, Security Cooperation, and the Defense Attaché System

43 / Update on the FAOA “FAO Heritage Pentagon Display”

44 / The FAO Association Writing Program

45 / Annual Black Tie Dinner Invite

If you would like to contribute content for the Foreign Area Officer Association Journal, International Affairs, send your articles, letters and papers to the editor:  Editor@FAOA.org

FAOA Writing Awards Program


Your FAO Association provides awards to papers selected by the faculty of several DoD institutions as most deserving of recognition for scholarship, writing ability, and subject matter for papers and theses related to subjects on international affairs and thus related to the primary interests of FAO Association members. The winning thesis at the Joint Forces Staff College is

Aligning for Hemispheric Defense: Synchronizing NORTHCOM and SOUTHCOM Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations

written by a four-person team:

CAPT Bob Allen, United States Navy

CAPT Mary Jackson, United States Navy

COL Janice King, United States Army

CAPT Jorge Palacios, Chilean Navy

Because of space constraints, most winning theses are too long for publication in The FAO Association Journal of International Affairs. In those cases, we publish the entire thesis, with supporting footnotes/endnotes, online. The link to this award-winning thesis is here.


NMIA/FAOA Symposium Briefings now Available Online

The annual symposium co-hosted by NMIA and FAOA entitled Foreign Engagement & Global Coverage under the New Defense Strategy: FAOs, Security Cooperation, and the Defense Attaché System was a tremendous success thanks to many volunteers and partners. For those who weren't able to make it this year, we've made the cleared versions of the briefings available here .    

An Open Letter to Army FAOs by  GEN William E. (Kip) Ward

To the soldiers serving as foreign area officers in our Army: In today's environment, you play a critical role in the accomplishment of our Army's mission. But we, the Army, could do better to ensure that you have all the tools and skills you need to do the best job you can. We have not sufficiently leveraged your experiences … read more

 

A Letter from RDML Venlet, Senior Navy FAO - Fellow Foreign Area Officers, Not long ago, I was asked by the Chief of Naval Personnel if I would consider changing my designator from Surface Warfare to FAO.  I eagerly accepted.  I had achieved my personal career goal of commanding a ship and was lucky to be able to do it twice.  Now, I have been given the opportunity to help Navy achieve its goals by being your senior representative and promoting international cooperation and engagement around the world - an honor, and a responsibility I take most seriously…. read more

 

The LREC Triad for Joint FAO Education & Training by LCDR Jim McMullin, U.S. Navy

 

Employment Opportunities - In our members-only section, we list jobs with companies looking for people with the breadth and depth of experience the FAO offers! If you reperesent a company or consulting firm and would like to post an employment opportunity with our exclusive membership, please contact our webmaster.


FAOA is a professional organization serving the interests of Foreign Area Officers in all services of the U.S. Armed Forces: active duty, reserve component, and retired. Founded in 1995, FAOA provides advocacy, networking, and mentorship. Connect to the community of FAOs atwww.FAOA.org , on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

FAOweb and the Joint FAO Program


The Joint FAO Program is an advanced education and skill sustainment initiative for FAOs from all services and provides two types of education: distance learning online and in-residence courses. JFP fulfills DoD's mandate to provide resources and opportunities for FAO skill sustainment and professional education.

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UPDATE undefined The FAO Hall of Fame and Display in the Pentagon

By Humberto Rodriquez, Colonel, US Army, WSO-DLNSEO

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