The Foreign Service Journal, January 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2012 59 AFSA NEWS JANUARY 2013 Is Retirement More Than Ten Years Away? Now is the time to begin planning your retirement. Enroll in a 2013 Mid-Career Retirement Planning Seminar today! Seminars offered January 16-17 / May 1-2 / June 11-12 WHO MAY ATTEND:  Department of State employ- ees and Non-State employees with more than 10 years until retirement eligibility. Spouses are eligible to attend on a space available basis. Reserve your space in advance!  RV 105 Mid-Career Retirement Planning Seminar: Two-day seminar covering topics including Financial and Estate Planning, Thrift Savings Plan, Annuities and Benefits in Retirement and Federal Long-Term Care Program.  HOWTO APPLY: Department of State employees should submit an online application to attend a workshop at www.state.gov/m/fsi/tc/c6958.htm.  Spouses/partners are welcome to attend RV 105 on a space available basis. To register your DoS spouse or partner, please call the FSI/Transition Center’s Career Transition Center at (703) 302-7407 or send an email to stanleygm@state.gov wi th spouse or partner’s name, e-mail address and phone number.  Confirmation of space available is sent to spouses/ partners two weeks prior to the course. Non-State employees and spouses/partners should submit a funded SF-182 training form to the Office of the Registrar, fax 703-302-7152. The FY13 non- State tuition rate is $330. For more information visit the Transition Center’s Career Transition Center at www.state.gov/m/fsi/ tc/c6958.htm, call us at (703) 302-7407 or e-mail us at FSICTC@state.gov. NEWS BRIEF