The Foreign Service Journal, February 2009

58 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S CLASSIFIEDS SHOPPING TRANSPORTATION 110 / 220 VOLT TRANSFORMERS, MULTI-SYSTEM TV, ETC. VISIT EMBASSY SHOWROOM 5810 Seminary Road Falls Church, VA 22041 Tel: (703) 845-0800 E-mail: embassy@embassy-USA.com CRAVING GROCERIES FROM HOME? We ship non-perishable groceries to you via the Dulles mail-sorting facility or your choice of U.S. shipping facility. www.lowesfoodstogo.com Choose the store listed under the “Over- seas” heading, choose “pickup” with a note providing the mailing address and shipping restrictions. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from your Personal Shopper. REAL ESTATE PET MOVING MADE EASY. Club Pet International is a full-service animal shipper specializing in domestic and international trips. Club Pet is the ultimate pet-care boarding facility in the Washington Metro- politan area. Tel: (703) 471-7818 or (800) 871-2535. E-mail: dogman@clubpet.com U.S. AUTOMOBILE PARTS WORLD- WIDE: Express Parts has over 30 years ex- perience shipping original and aftermarket parts for U.S. specification vehicles. Give us the year, make, model and serial number of your car and we will supply the parts you need. Tel: (440) 234-8381. Fax: (440) 234-2660. E-mail: dastanley@expresspartsinc.com Web site: www.expresspartsinc.com WASHINGTON, D.C. or NFATC TOUR? EXECUTIVE HOUSING CON- SULTANTS offers Metropolitan Washing- ton, D.C.’s finest portfolio of short-term, fully furnished and equipped apartments, townhomes and single-family residences in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. In Virginia: “River Place’s Finest” is steps to Rosslyn Metro and Georgetown, and 15 minutes on Metro bus or State De- partment shuttle to NFATC. For more info, please call (301) 951-4111, or visit our Web site at www.executivehousing.com . SHORT-TERM RENTALS TEMPORARY HOUSING CORPORATE APARTMENT SPECIAL- ISTS Abundant experience working with For- eign Service professionals and the locations to best serve you: Foggy Bottom, Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, Ross- lyn, Ballston, Pentagon City. Our office is a short walk from NFATC. One-month min- imum. All furnishings, housewares, utilities, telephone and cable included. Tel: (703) 979-2830 or (800) 914-2802. Fax: (703) 979-2813. E-mail: sales@corporateapartments.com Web site: www.corporateapartments.com CAPITOL HILL, FURNISHED housing: 1-3 blocks to Capitol. Nice places, great location. Well below per diem. Short term OK. GSA small business and veteran- owned. Tel: (202) 544-4419. Web site: www.capitolhillstay.com PIED-A-TERRE PROPERTIES, LTD: Select from our unique inventory of com- pletely furnished & tastefully-decorated apartments & townhouses, all located in D.C.’s best in-town neighborhoods: Dupont, Georgetown, Foggy Bottom & the West End. 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