The Foreign Service Journal, January 2010

AAFSA 2010 Dues Update: No Increase in Membership Dues Good news for AFSA members: The AFSA Governing Board has decided not to raise membership dues in 2010. Because the Consumer Price Index, determined by the Department of Labor, did not increase during the third quarter of 2009, board members wanted to pass these “savings,” so to speak, on to AFSAmembers. However, we encourage members to consider the many ways they can contribute to the organization. Donations become even more important during those years when we do not increase dues rev- enue. We hope you will consider contributing to one of the AFSA funds listed below. The numbers listed apply to the latest cam- paign for each fund. Fund # of Average Goal of the fund Contact person donations donation Fund for 394 $55.20 Conducting outreach, minority Tom Switzer, switzer@afsa.org American intern program, Exploritas, Inside Diplomacy a U.S. Embassy , memorial plaques, essay contest, AFSA awards, speakers bureau Legal Defense Fund 249 $55.40 Assisting AFSA members in cases Sharon Papp, papps@state.gov involving issues of significant institutional importance to the Foreign Service Legislative Action 550 $53.00 Enabling AFSA to advocate on Casey Frary, frary@afsa.org Fund behalf of the Foreign Service in Congress Scholarship Fund 267 $72.68 Providing scholarships for Lori Dec, dec@afsa.org Foreign Service children Political Action 346 $60.30 Making political donations to Ian Houston, houston@afsa.org Committee key lawmakers; donations are divided exactly 50/50 between Republicans and Democrats J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 0 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 47 A F S A N E W S Not Pictured: (Alphabetical by Last Name) Ryan Abbadi – attending Villanova University. Recipient of the AFSA Martin G. Patterson Memorial Scholarship and the AFSA Edward T. Wailes Memorial Scholarship. Alexandria Aguasvivas – attending Northeastern University. Recipient of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation Heyward G. Hill Memorial Scholarship. Ashley Huyett – attending Schiller International University. Recipient of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation Virginia Thurgood Bingham Memorial Scholarship. Ashley Kula – attending American University. Recipient of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation Heyward G. Hill Memorial Scholarship. AndrewMcNeill – attending Old Dominion University. Recipient of the AFSA Walter K. Schwinn Memorial Scholarship and the AFSA John C. Whitehead Scholarship. Kristine Romero – attending George Mason University. Recipient of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation Harriet P. Thurgood Memorial Scholarship. Jack Settje – attending East Carolina University. Recipient of the AFSA William Leonhart Memorial Scholarship. Peter Tilghman – attending Dickinson College. Recipient of the AFSA Janet K. and Charles C. Stelle Memorial Scholarship and the AFSA Clare H. Timberlake Memorial Scholarship. Paul VanKoughnett – attending Harvard College. Recipient of the AFSA John Foster Dulles Memorial Scholarship and the AFSA Sheldon Whitehouse Memorial Scholarship. Madeline Wilson – attending Sacramento City College. Recipient of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation Heyward G. Hill Memorial Scholarship.