The Foreign Service Journal, May 2023

AFSA NEWS AFSA NEWS THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION AFSA Pet Transport Survey Shows High Costs AFSA partnered with the Overseas Briefing Center and the Bureau of Adminis- tration at the State Depart- CALENDAR Please check www.afsa.org for the most up-to-date information. May 3 12-1 p.m. AFSA Book Notes: The Secret Gate May 4 AFSA Foreign Service Day Events May 5 Foreign Service Day May 17 12-2 p.m. AFSA Governing Board Meeting May 17 6:30-8:30 p.m. Book Event: Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy Hosted by/at the Center for Maritime Strategy May 18 Final Day for AFSA to Receive Ballots Continued on page 66 ment to conduct a survey in December 2022 and January 2023 on the financial costs of and hours spent planning for transporting pets during Foreign Service Permanent Change of Station (PSC) moves. The survey results have already been used to inform AFSA’s early advocacy on Capitol Hill and a February 2023 consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We will continue to work with the CDC and with agency man- agement to streamline what is now an extremely compli- cated, expensive, and time- consuming aspect of Foreign Service life. Additionally, we are tracking current legisla- tive efforts on Capitol Hill to address these issues, includ- ing possible exceptions to the Fly America Act. Related to this, we will also continue THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MAY 2023 61 Loyal FSJ reader Bark Twain. FSJ Wins Gold! The Foreign Service Journal won big at the TRENDY Awards on March 17, tak- ing home the gold in the Monthly Professional Soci- ety Magazine category for the October 2022 Ukraine focus issue. Presented by Association Trends, the TRENDY award honors the best marketing and communications pieces in the association and non- profit community. The October FSJ issue featured articles from diplomats and policymak- ers who have been active in Ukraine and the region. Authors included former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, who wrote about “Understanding Ukraine”; Rose Gottemoeller, who previously served as under- secretary for arms control and international security at Managing Editor Kathryn Owens and Publications Coordinator Hannah McDaniel were on hand to accept the award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on March 17. Continued on page 64