The Foreign Service Journal, February 2010

Air War College Students Are Reading the Journal Nearly 1,000 students enrolled at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base (Alabama) were recently assigned an article from the Foreign Service Journal as part of their online course curriculum. The article, titled “Public Diplomacy Matters More Than Ever,” was written by Patricia Kushlis and Patricia Sharpe and appeared in the October 2006 issue. Perri Green to Coordinate AFSA Awards Long-time AFSA membership consultant Perri Green has taken over as Special Awards and Outreach Coordinator from Barbara Berger, who recently retired. No stranger to AFSA, Green has been in charge of the AFSA National High School Essay Contest for 11 years. Married with two daughters and living in McLean, Va., she is an amateur equestrian and dog trainer. “I have en- joyed my relationship with AFSA,” says Green, “and look forward to this new position.” 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 1 0 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service BY BRIAN AGGELER Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Accounting and Administration Assistant Alicia Campi: campi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Deputy General Counsel Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov Staff Attorney Michael Willats: willatsmr@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Michael Laiacona: laiacona@afsa.org Web Site & Database Associate Geron Pleasant: webmaster@afsa.org Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Legislative Director Casey Frary: frary@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Exploritas Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@afsa.org Marketing & Outreach Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org Special Awards & Outreach Coordinator Perri Green: green@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: johnson@afsa.org STATE VP: hirschdm@state.gov RETIREE VP: rghoudek@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. 516; Fax: (202) 338-8244 On the Web : www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert Houdek SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Carleton Bulkin, Jorge Delfin, Mary Glantz, Les Hickman, Joyce Namde, Julia Stewart, Mike Unglesbee, Sharon White, Teresa Yata USAID REPS: Michael Henning, Glenn Rogers FCS REP: Rebecca Balogh FAS REP: Melinda Sallyards IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay, Robert (Bill) Farrand, David Passage, Molly Williamson Last Call for Dissent and Performance Award Nominations – Submit by Feb. 26 AFSA’s awards for constructive dissent, as well as performance, will be presented in June at a cere- mony at the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. The constructive dissent awards are unique in the U.S. government. No other agency recog- nizes the role of dissent in changing and formulat- ing policy. It is not too late to nominate an outstanding member of the Foreign Service for one of these awards. If you have witnessed someone challenging the system or making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others while overseas, please take a few minutes to fill out a nomination form. For forms and more information about these prestigious awards, please visit www.afsa.org/awards, or contact Perri Green, Coordinator, Special Awards & Out- reach, at green@afsa.org.