The American Foreign Service Association wants to know how you would improve relationships between the U.S. and any of the following: Afghanistan; Cuba; Egypt; Japan; Pakistan; South Sudan; the United Nations; or Venezuela.  Don't miss a first-class opportunity to learn about the Foreign Service.  The winner receives a $2,500 prize, a trip to Washington, D.C. (including parents) to meet the Secretary of State, and a full scholarship for an educational voyage courtesy of Semester at Sea.  The contest is open to all U.S. citizen high school students whose parents are not in the Foreign Service.  The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2012.  Visit www.afsa.org/essaycontest for more information, past winning essays, and the entry forms.