John Dinkelman, AFSA President

Welcome to the AFSA President’s page! John Dinkelman serves as the association's president during the 2025-2027 Governing Board's term. Stay tuned for a message from Dink in the coming days.

Columns from The Foreign Service Journal

• The Privilege of Serving You (Jul-Aug 2025)
• AFSA Is Here for You, and We Need Your Help (Jun 2025)
• A Diplomacy Success Story for Today (Apr-May 2025)
• Proud to Serve, Proud to Defend the Foreign Service (Mar 2025)
• Time of Transition (Jan-Feb 2025)
• An Eventful Year Comes to a Close (Dec 2024)
• NATO at 75: It’s Personal ... (Nov 2024)
• Welcoming New Hires (Oct 2024)
• Staying True to Ourselves (Sep 2024)
• Mental Health in the Foreign Service (Jul-Aug 2024)
• Diplomacy Works: Do Our Budgets Reflect That? (Jun 2024)
• Building on 100 Years of Service (May 2024)
• Hope for Resolving Workplace Conflict (Apr 2024)
• Promoting All Aspects of Diversity (Mar 2024)
• 2024: Celebration, Reflection—and Looking Forward (Jan-Feb 2024)
• Constructive Dissent Is Vital (Dec 2023)
• AFSA-PAC and Engagement on Capitol Hill (Nov 2023)
• The Broken Nominations Process (Oct 2023)
• Priorities for the New Governing Board (Sep 2023)