The Foreign Service Journal, January 2009

56 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Staff: Executive Director John Mamone: mamone@afsa.org Business Department Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Cory Nishi: nishi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Labor Management Attorney Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Grievance Attorneys Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov and Holly Rich: richhe@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Office Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: asigfusson@usaid.gov Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Michael Laiacona: laiacona@afsa.org Web-Site & Database Associate: vacant Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Outreach Programs Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Congressional Affairs Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Elderhostel Coordinator Janice Bay: bay@afsa.org AFSA HEADQUARTERS: (202) 338-4045; Fax: (202) 338-6820 STATE DEPARTMENT AFSA OFFICE: (202) 647-8160; Fax: (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA OFFICE: (202) 712-1941; Fax: (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA OFFICE: (202) 482-9088; Fax: (202) 482-9087 AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org FSJ: journal@afsa.org PRESIDENT: naland@afsa.org STATE VP: kashkettsb@state.gov RETIREE VP: pamichko@aol.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: henry.schmick@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Francesca Kelly : kelly@afsa.org (202) 338-4045, ext. 514; Fax: (202) 338-6820 On the Web : www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: John Naland STATE VP: Steve Kashkett USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert W. Farrand SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Anne Aguilera, David Firestein, Sandy Robinson, Shayna Steinger, Elaine Tiang-Chu, Daphne Titus, Andrea Tomaszewicz, Christopher Tremann USAID REP: Michael Henning FCS REP: Rebecca Balogh FAS REP: Kathryn Ting IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay, Herman Cohen, David Passage, Jonathan Sperling Welcome to New Board Member Kathryn Ting is the newest member of the AFSA Governing Board, representing the Foreign Agricultural Service. She joined FAS as an agricultural economist in 1983 and became a Foreign Agricultural Affairs Officer in 1986, serving in Hong Kong, Brussels (USEU), Manila and Mexico City. She was recently assigned as agricultural minister-counselor in Seoul for 2010. She looks for- ward to working with AFSA, particularly during the upcoming transition period. Applicants Sought for 2009 Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships Applications for the 2009 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Af- fairs/Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program are being ac- cepted now, with a deadline of Feb. 6 for undergraduate applications, and Feb. 3 for graduate applications. Talented stu- dents in academic programs relevant to international affairs, po- litical and economic analysis, administration, management and science policy are encouraged to apply. The goal of the Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship program is to attract outstanding students from all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. De- partment of State. The program is funded by the Department of State and administered by the WoodrowWilson National Fellowship Foundation. Undergraduate fellowships are open to students enrolled in their sophomore year of college at the time of application. Those interested in graduate fellowships must be in the process of seeking ad- mission to graduate school for the following aca- demic year; graduate fellowship winners are expected to enroll in two-year master’s degree pro- grams in areas such as public policy, international affairs, public administration, business, economics, political science, sociology or foreign languages. For both undergraduate and graduate fellowships, United States citizenship is required. Please visit http://careers.state.gov or e-mail ca- reers@state.gov for more information and to start the application process. AFSA Member Wins Federal Employee Award On Sept. 16, career U.S. Agency for International Development Foreign Serv- ice officer Richard Greene was honored as the 2008 Federal Employee of the Year. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service sponsors the Service to America Medals program, also known as the “Sammies,” to recognize excellence in the federal work force. Mr. Greene was selected from nearly 500 nominees representing two dozen federal agencies. Mr. Greene is director of USAID’s Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, where he manages programs in maternal and child health, nutrition, avian influenza, health systems, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases. The award stems from his design and oversight of the President’s Malaria Initiative, which aims to reduced malaria-related deaths by 50 percent in 15 African coun- tries through expanded availability of prevention and treatment measures. Al- ready, more than 25 million people in Africa have benefited from this program. In a statement, USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore praised Mr. Greene, saying that he “represents government at its best [and] reminds us that when we come together in the service of a common cause, we transform the lives of others across the globe.” AFSA joins Administrator Fore in congratulating Richard Greene on this re- markable achievement. You may read more about the President’s Malaria Initia- tive at http://www.fightingmalaria.gov .