The Foreign Service Journal, March 2004

Front row, from left: Louise Crane (State VP), Bill Carter (USAID VP), John W. Limbert (President), Cynthia Efird (State Representative), Stan Zuckerman (Retiree Representative), David E. Reuther (Retiree Representative), Alex Belida (IBB Representative), Ray Maxwell (State Representative). Back row, from left: Gil Sheinbaum (Retiree Representative), Danny Hall (Treasurer), Tex Harris (Secretary), Charles Ford (FCS VP), Bill Crawford (FCS Representative), Ted Wilkinson (Retiree Representative), Thomas Olson (USAID Representative), Scot Folensbee (State Representative), Jim Wagner (State Represenative) Not Shown: George Jones (Retiree VP), Pamela Bates (State Representative), John Sullivan (State Representative). 6 AFSA NEWS • MARCH 2004 AFSA Annual Report 2003 The tot al number of visitors to the AFSA site increased d ramatically in 2003. The popularity of AFSA’s nat ional essay contest and book, Inside a U.S. Emba ssy , drew approximately 40,000 non- Foreign Se rvice visitors. AFSA's Web site offers an excellent o pportunity to introduce the public to the valuable ro le members of the Foreign Service play in serving t heir country. Additio nally, AFSA Web site statistics indicate that visitor s to our site are downloading greater quantities of information, viewing more pages and returning t o our site more frequently. The AFSA Web site is providing Foreign Service members with content-ric h information as well as serving as a resource fo r many non-Foreign Service visitors. AFSA e ncourages all members to visit the AFSA Web site a t www.afsa.org an d to sign up for the AFSANET l istserve designed to provide updates on items of interest to the foreign affairs community. www.afsa .org From left: William Jordan, Carol A. Giacomo, Judith Baroody (Chair), Laurie Kassman, Tatiana Gfoeller and Ted Wilkinson (Governing Board Liaison). Not pictured: Mark W. Bocchetti, Stephen Buck, Hollis Summers and Bill Wanlund. Jay Mallin Jay Mallin The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board Governing Board