The Foreign Service Journal, March 2009

50 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / MA R CH 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S Staff: Executive Director, Acting, Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Labor Management Attorney Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Grievance Attorneys Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov and Holly Rich: richhe@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Office Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: asigfusson@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 Outreach Programs Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Congressional Affairs Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Elderhostel Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@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: naland@afsa.org STATE VP: kashkettsb@state.gov RETIREE VP: pamichko@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. 514; Fax: (202) 338-6820 On the Web : www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: John Naland STATE VP: Steve Kashkett USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert W. Farrand SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Anne Aguilera, David Firestein, Susan Malcik, Sandy Robinson, Shayna Steinger, Elaine Tiang-Chu, Daphne Titus, Andrea Tomaszewicz, Christopher Tremann USAID REP: Michael Henning FCS REP: Rebecca Balogh FAS REP: Kathryn Ting IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay, Herman Cohen, David Passage, Jonathan Sperling AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Inside a U.S. Embassy on Facebook AFSA introduces our first Facebook page, for the Inside a U.S. Embassy book. We’re using the space to promote the current edi- tion of the book as well as seek input for the new one. We plan to post excerpts from the upcoming edition. In addition, we’re posting material related to the Foreign Service career. Join us there and offer your insights about Foreign Service life and work to future diplomats. (To find the page, just type the book title in the search box once you’re logged in at www.facebook.com. ) As always, find more information and place book orders through the AFSA Web site at www.afsa.org/inside. Send questions to embassybook@afsa.org. The Dreyfus Fellowship Awards pro- vide scholarships for children and grandchildren of Foreign Service offi- cers studying at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., and at Yale University. The deadline for applica- tions is March 16, 2009. Hotchkiss will select one qualified enrolled student for a $5,000 scholar- ship. Applicants should contact the school’s director of financial aid directly: H. Jackson Marvel Director of Financial Aid & Associate Dean of Admission The Hotchkiss School P.O. Box 800 Lakeville CT 06039 E-mail: jmarvel@hotchkiss Awards to Yale students (undergradu- ate up to $5,000; graduate up to $10,000), based on merit, will be made by the DACOR Bacon House Foundation in consultation with Yale University. To apply for a Yale scholar- ship, please send the following items to: DACOR Bacon House Foundation Attn: WilliamC. Hamilton 1801 F Street NW Washington DC 20006 • A copy of parent’s most recent appointment • A brief letter of interest • A resumé • A copy of applicant’s most recent transcript • A one-page statement of academic goals. For more information please contact ProgramCoordinator Sherry Barn- dollar Rock at (202) 682-0500, ext. 17, or by e-mail at prog.coord@dacor bacon.org. Are You from Alaska? Foreign Service employee and family members who claim or have claimed Alaska residency are invited to e-mail Sara Harriger at sara.harriger@gmail.com in order to network with your fellow Alaskans and discuss topics of special interest to us — from the Permanent Fund Dividend and other legal issues to how to pack for an Alaskan home leave in March while en route to Riyadh. Please consider participating in our small community from the big state! Dreyfus Fellowship Awards Deadline March 16