▁about ▁being ▁an ▁amb assador ▁is ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁difference . ▁ ▁S . M . A . R . T . ▁Pol ic ies ▁These ▁are ▁policies ▁that ▁are ▁Str ateg ic , ▁Mor al , ▁Ach iev able , ▁R eli able , ▁and ▁Trans form ational . ▁ ▁Bush nell ▁conce ived ▁this ▁framework ▁for ▁exam ining ▁approaches ▁to ▁global ▁challeng es ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁her ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁al ▁Q a eda ▁terror ist ▁attacks . ▁ ▁Two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁“ hard ” ▁power ▁wars ▁have ▁not ▁d eter red ▁terror ist ▁tact ics . ▁ ▁Amb assador ' s ▁Bush nell ▁provides ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁S . M . A . R . T . ▁in ▁her ▁article , ▁ ▁" Operation ▁Vitt les " ▁ ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Issue ▁of ▁Journal ▁of ▁American ▁Diplom acy . ▁Amb assador ▁Bush nell ▁also ▁references ▁the ▁fail ures ▁of ▁diplom atic ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁R wand an ▁gen o cide ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Brown ▁Journal ▁of ▁World ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Bush nell ▁res igned ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Gu atem ala ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁become ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁and ▁Management ▁School ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁Institute , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁no ▁longer ▁holds . ▁In ▁ 2 0