DEADLINE - APRIL 15th

The American Foreign Service Association sponsors the National High School Essay Contest.

** The winner will receive $2500 and a trip to Washington, DC with three members of their family. The winner’s school will also receive $500.

Topic:

In 750 to 1,000 words, discuss the following topic:

Analyze and explain what you think will be the Challenges Facing the American Foreign Service in the 21st Century
In writing your essay, use the following as your guideline:

• Select one or several specific international issues that you think will be major challenges to the American Foreign Service in carrying out a successful U.S. foreign policy in the new century, and explain why you have chosen these issues
• Describe and analyze the role of members of the United States Foreign Service in conducting diplomacy to resolve one or more of these particular issues and discuss the immediate consequences
• Keep in mind the United States national interests include, among other issues: national security, countering terrorism, protection of American citizens, human rights, democratization, free market economics, free trade, and sustainable economic development