The Foreign Service Journal, April 2003

S cott L. Behoteguyof Sarasotabecame the first recipient of the AFSA National Alumni Service Award on Jan. 24. The purpose of the newly estab- lishedaward is tohonor retireeswho, in the eyes of their colleagues, do the most to developa foreignaffairs constituency intheir area of residence. Through this newaward program, AFSAseeks to recognize Foreign Service retireeswhovoluntarily continue to support and explainAmerican diplomacy after they retire from active U. S. govern- ment service. In addition to Behoteguy, a number of otherAFSAretireeswill receive the award during 2003. The first award was presented to Behoteguy at a Foreign Service Retirees Association luncheon in Bradenton, Fla. on Jan. 24 by AFSA Communications Director Thomas Switzer. The awardwas given in recognition of his more than 25 years of outstanding volunteer service in the Sarasota area. RetirementdoesnotdescribeBehoteguy’s vigorous lifestyleof recent decades. Almost immediately after arriving in Sarasota he became active in groups like the Foreign Service Retirees Association of Florida, the United Nations Association of American Foreign Service Association • April 2003 RECOGNIZING RETIREES IN ACTION AFSA Presents First National Alumni Service Award BY THOMAS SWITZER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS M arkyour calendars forFriday,May 9, when the next Foreign Affairs Daywill takeplace. Invitations for this event were mailed out by the State Department in March to all those who attended last year, aswell as everyonenewly retired in2002. If youhave not received an invitation,e-mail foreignaffairsday@state.gov, or call PeterWhaley at (202) 663-2383. Secretary Powell is scheduled to deliv- er the keynote address andwill alsopreside at the AFSA Memorial Plaque ceremony. This year the ceremony will take place at approximately 10:20 a.m. at the site of the Memorial Plaque in the C Street lobby of the StateDepartment. The plaque honors Continued on page 3 AFS NEWS WELCOMING ALUMNI BACK Join AFSA for Foreign Affairs Day H ere is the final ballot tabulation for the 2003 AFSA Governing Board Election, as certified by the AFSA Election Committee on March 4, 2003. Winners are marked with an asterisk. Each candidate’s name is followed by the number of votes received. Total Ballots Returned: 2,470 President *John W. Limbert (2,292) Secretary *Tex Harris (2,310) Treasurer *Danny Hall (30 write-in) AID VP Joe Pastic (85) *Bill Carter (120) AID Rep *Thomas Olson (171) CS VP *Charles A. Ford (64) CS Rep *William Crawford (67) FAS VP *Lloyd Fleck (29) FAS Rep *Mike Conlon (4 write-in) IBB Rep *Alex Belida (7) State VP *Louise Crane (792) State Rep *Pamela Bates (687) *Cynthia G. Efird (668) *Scot L. Folensbee (649) Danny Hall (497) *Raymond D. Maxwell (607) *John C. Sullivan (659) *JimWagner (625) Retiree VP *George F. Jones (1,213) Retiree Rep *Gilbert Sheinbaum (1,167) *David E. Reuther (1,145) *Theodore S. Wilkinson (1,190) *Stanley A. Zuckerman (1,153) Questions regarding the election shouldbe directed to Susan Reardon, Executive Director, (202) 944-5505/reardon@afsa.org or Robert Wozniak, Election Committee Chair, (202) 686-0996. ▫ AFSA Communications Director Tom Switzer presents first Alumni Service Award to Scott Behoteguy on Jan. 24. Continued on page 6 GOVERNING BOARD TERM JULY 15, 2003 TO JULY 15, 2005 AFSA ELECTION RESULTS