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SPECIAL ENVOY FOR
HOLOCAUST ISSUES
CONTENTS APRIL 2005
10 POST OF THE MONTH: CURAÇAO
Beyond the golden beaches, this post has a serious mission.
16 OFFICE OF THE MONTH: SPECIAL ENVOY
FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES
They seek a measure of justice for Holocaust survivors.
18 EMBASSY PARENTS START AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Kids say the program’s cool.
19 CROSS-CULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS
To close the deal, learn the culture.
20 FSI DEVELOPS LANGUAGE LEARNING PLAN
This plan aims for fluency throughout employees’ careers.
22 STATELY HOMES: A DEPARTMENT ON THE MOVE
Consolidation in one building has eluded the Department over most of its years.
24 HOMESCHOOLING IS AN OPTION OVERSEAS
Families that school their children can qualify for help.
26 WHEN IT RAINS, THEY STORE
The embassy in New Delhi saves rain for sunny days.
27 PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWS
A stream of high achievers flows into the Department.
30 ART IN EMBASSIES IN CUBA
The art in the principal officer’s residence cries out for Cuban freedom.
Former New York City mayor Edward Koch,
head of the U.S. delegation to the Berlin
conference on anti-Semitism, left, with
Ambassador Edward O’Donnell.
2 Direct from the D.G.
3 Letters to the Editor
4 In the News
28 Medical Report
31 Education and Training
32 People Like You
34 State of the Arts
35 Personnel Actions
35 Obituaries
NUMBER 489
ON THE COVER
A boatman navigates the tranquil
coastal waters off Curaçao.
Photo by Corbis.