The Foreign Service Journal, March 2009

Back row, from left: Christopher Tremann (State Rep), Andrea Tomaszewicz (State Rep), Jonathan Sperling (Retiree Rep), Michael Henning (USAID Rep), Anne Aguilera (State Rep), David Passage (Retiree Rep), Al Pessin (IBB Rep), Sandy Robinson (State Rep) and Henry Schmick (FAS VP). Front row, from left: Francisco Zamora (USAID VP), John Naland (President), Daphne Titus (State Rep), Susan Malcik (State Rep), Steve Kashkett (State VP), Janice Bay (Retiree Rep), Kathryn Ting (FAS Rep) and Keith Curtis (FCS VP). Not pictured: Rebecca Balogh (FCS Rep), Hank Cohen (Retiree Rep), Robert Farrand (Retiree VP), David Firestein (State Rep), F.A. “Tex” Harris (Secretary), Shayna Steinger (State Rep), Elaine Tiang-Chu (State Rep) and Andrew Winter (Treasurer). MA R CH 2 0 0 9 / F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L 63 A F S A N E W S AFSA Annual Report 2008 AFSA ON THE WEB The total number of visitors to the AFSA Web site con- tinued to surpass the one-million mark in 2008, with each user staying longer and visiting more pages than in previ- ous years. Each month visitors returned to the site, with consistent favorites being the Foreign Service Journal , AFSA’s essay contest pages and Inside a U.S Embassy pages. This year saw an increase in the number of hits on the president and retiree vice president pages. AFSA sent 65 AFSAnet messages in 2008. The AFSAnet listserv continues to be one of AFSA’s best vehi- cles for reaching members quickly. With 8,485 sub- scribers at year’s end, AFSAnet remains a great way to keep current on issues of concern to the Foreign Service. To sign up, visit www.afsa.org/forms/maillist.cfm. From left: Board Chair Ted Wilkinson, George Jones, Jim DeHart, Jeff Giauque, David McFarland, Julie Gianelloni Connor, Governing Board Liaison Al Pessin and Stephen Buck. Not pictured: Joseph Bruns, Laurie Kassman and Yvette Malcioln. SHAWN DORMAN The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board AFSA Board of Governors www.afsa.org AUSTIN TRACY