THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH-APRIL 2026 59 With this edition, AFSA begins publishing lists of recent retirements and other departures from the Foreign Service. For many years, State Magazine announced the names of retired State employees, but since that publication has been on hiatus since May 2025, AFSA is now offering FS members the opportunity to self-report their departure from the Service (through retirement, resignation, or RIF) for publication in The Foreign Service Journal. This is one small way to honor your years of service. AFSA has created a form for FS members who choose to selfreport these events. This is entirely voluntary. Please only report your own departure, and encourage your friends and colleagues to also send in the form. If your last day of service was on January 1, 2025, or later, and you would like to be listed, please share your information by completing the form at https://bit.ly/ AFSAdepartures. We will include your name and agency under the month that you completed your service. Please wait until you are “departure official” before reporting your separation. The following list reflects Foreign Service members from all the foreign affairs agencies who let us know they departed the Foreign Service in 2025. Names are listed by month, in alphabetical order within each month. n FOREIGN SERVICE DEPARTURES FOR 2025 AFSA NEWS February Ira Birnbaum—USAID Alexander M. Laskaris— State Rebecca Ross—State Heather Schildge—USAID March Deborah A. Miller—State April B. Bix Aliu—State Manu Bhalla—State Bridget A. Brink—State Todd Katschke—State Sarah-Ann Lynch—USAID Cynthia L. Plath—State Stephen A. Rice—State Jennifer D. Washeleski— State Catherine J. Westley— State May Stephen B. Banks—State Ramona S. Crippen—State Kristine A. HerrmannDeLuca—USAID Dinah M. McDougall—FCS David S. Meale—State Linda Stuart Specht—State Peggy J. Walker—State June Gloria Berbena—State Rachel Herr Cintron— USAID Anne M. Dix—USAID Cheryl L. Neely—State John A. Pennell—USAID July Joseph Eniola Adesuyi— USAID Carl J. Anderson—USAID Maura E. Barry Boyle— USAID Megan Bartholomew— State Robin S. Brooks—State Dawn C. Carmin—USAID Randy B. Chester—USAID Tom DiVincenzo—USAID Brian R. Ellis—USAID Jesse Gutierrez—USAID Beth A. Hain—USAID John F. Hansen—USAID Han Kang—USAID Maty M. Keita—USAID Yuri Lee—USAID SiuSue Mark—USAID Aurelia Micko—USAID Aleathea D. Musah— USAID Melinda Roberts—USAID Bryn Sakagawa—USAID Elia E. Tello—State Jennifer J. Tikka—USAID Tonia Waetjen—State Carol J. Wilson—USAID Brandy L. Witthoft— USAID August Linda A. Fenton—State John Michael Nehrbass— USAID September Alicia P. Allison—State Jennifer A. Baldwin— USAID Steven C. Bondy—State Morgan J. Brady—USAID Javier O. Castano—USAID Sara M. Craig—State James P. DeHart—State John L. Dunlop—USAID Michelle S. Dworkin— USAID Mary O. Edwards—USAID Margaret Ehr—State Brian A. Frantz—USAID Alexander C. Gazis—State Andrea Goodman—State Jeff Gringer—State Patricia L. Hoffman—State Ashley B. Marcus—APHIS Michael R. McCord— USAID Victoria L. Mitchell Avdiu— USAID Debi Mosel—USAID Katherine A. Munchmeyer—State Erin Nicholson—USAID Amber B. (Brooks) Paulin— USAID Leah M. Pease—State Christian (Kit) W. Redmer— State Wendy Rich-Orloff—USAID Adele E. Ruppe—State Christopher J. Sandrolini— State Iulia M. Sandu—USAID Sergiu Z. Troie—USAID Carolyn L. Turpin—State Diana M. Weed—USAID Sara M. Werth—USAID Jean T. Woynicki—State Dinah Zeltser-Winant— USAID October Ronald D. Perkel—State Jason Vorderstrasse— State November Elizabeth H. Alarid—State Joyce F. Douglas—State Lisa A. Johnson—State Jean E. Manes—State Deena J. Parker—State Daryn L. Yoder—State Marika R. Zadva—State December Eric Watnik—State
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