The Foreign Service Journal, March 2005

MARCH 2005 • AFSA NEWS 5 w AFSA Annual Report 2004 w From left: Sheldon Daitch (IBB Rep), Louise Crane (State VP), Bill Crawford (FCS Rep), Danny Hall (Treasurer), Michael Conlon (FAS Rep), John Sullivan (State Rep), Laura Scandurra (FAS VP), Chuck Ford (FCS VP), Bill Carter (USAID VP), John Limbert (President), Tuli Mushingi (State Rep), Ted Wilkinson (Retiree Rep), David Reuther (Retiree Rep), Jim Wagner (State Rep) and Stan Zuckerman (Retiree Rep). Not Shown: Scot Folensbee (State Rep), Tex Harris (Secretary), Elizabeth Horst (State Rep), George Jones (Retiree VP), Todd Kushner (State Rep), Tom Olson (USAID Rep) and Gil Sheinbaum (Retiree Rep) ON THE WEB at www.afsa.org The to tal number of visitors to the AFSA Web site increa sed steadily in 2004. The AFSA Web site is providin g Foreign Service me mbers with conte nt-rich informatio n as well as serving as a resource fo r many non-Foreig n Service vis itors. Our site co ntin- ues to dra w a large num ber of student s interested in scholarship opportuni- ties, internships, AFSA’s national essay contest and the Inside a U.S. Embassy book. The Foreign Service community looks to the AFSA Web site to provide information on labor- management issues such as current negotiations and employee guidance, legislative updates and AFSA membership. The Foreign Service Journal is also attracting a larger online audience, with nearly 20,000 visitors in the last quarter of 2004 and its own new address, www.fsjournal.org. AFSA encourages all members to sign up for the AFSANET Listserve at www.afsa.org. The e-mail service provides weekly updates on items of interest to the foreign affairs community. www.afsa .org From left: Kent C. Brokenshire, William W. Jordan, Laurie Kassman, Stephen W. Buck, Carol A. Giacomo, Governing Board Liaison Ted Wilkinson, Kay Webb Mayfield, Virginia F. Smith, Editorial Board Chair Hollis Summers and Christopher L. Teal. Not pictured: Patricia “Pati” Chaplin. AUSTIN TRACY AUSTIN TRACY The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board Governing Board