The Foreign Service Journal, March 2011

58 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A R C H 2 0 1 1 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS AFSA 2011 Memorial Plaque Ceremony Please mark your calendars for Fri., May 6, when the Department of State will once again celebrate Foreign Affairs Day. This annual event brings foreign affairs retirees back to the department for a day of meetings, ceremonies and remembrances. As is now customary, the AFSA Memorial Plaque Ceremony will take place in the C Street lobby during the morning of Foreign Affairs Day. This solemn occasion honors those For- eign Service employees who have given their lives in the line of duty. We are sad to report that we will, once again, be adding new names to the plaque this year. More information on those being honored will be forthcoming in next month’s AFSA News. Following the official programs at the de- partment, AFSA will welcome retirees and oth- ers to its headquarters at 2101 E Street NW for a reception and light refreshments. During the reception, we will also honor this year’s AFSA scholarship recipients and donors. The Memorial Plaque Ceremony is a very important occasion to pause and remember the sacrifices of America’s diplomats around the world, so we hope that our members will join us on May 6. More information on AFSA’s Memorial Plaques is available on AFSA’s Web site. 2011 Saigon Embassy Reunion About 20 years ago, U.S. Marine Security guards who had served at Embassy Saigon between the late 1950s and its fall in 1975 began having reunions. Through the years, employees of State and other agencies employees who served there have been invited, as well. The 2011 Saigon Embassy Reunion will be co-hosted by Frank Soto, U.S. Marine Corps, and State Department retiree Judy Chidester, in Albuquerque, N.M. , on Sept. 14-18. If you are interested in attending, please visit the Web site, www.saigonmac.org , and click on “reunions” for information on the hotel. Complete information on registering for the reunion will be added to the Web site soon. Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Director of Finance Femi Oshobukola: oshobukola@afsa.org Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Assistant Controller Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Deputy General Counsel Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov Staff Attorney Michael Willats: willatsmr@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Staff Assistant Patrick Bradley: bradley@afsa.org Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative: vacant Administrative Assistant and Office Manager Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Retiree Counseling & Legislation Coordinator Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Legislative Director Casey Frary: frary@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President: vacant Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Scholarship Program Assistant Jonathan Crawford: crawford@afsa.org Road Scholar Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@afsa.org Marketing & Outreach Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org Special Awards & Outreach Coordinator Perri Green: green@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 PRESIDENT: johnson@afsa.org STATE VP: hirschdm@state.gov RETIREE VP: rghoudek@aol.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: henry.schmick@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Amy McKeever: mckeever@afsa.org (202) 338-4045, ext. 516; Fax: (202) 338-8244 Foreign Service Journal FSJ: journal@afsa.org Editor Steven Alan Honley: honley@afsa.org Senior Editor Susan Maitra: maitra@afsa.org Associate Editor Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Ad & Circulation Manager Ed Miltenberger: miltenberger@afsa.org Art Director Caryn Suko Smith: journaldesign@comcast.net On the Web AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org FSJ: www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert Houdek SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Carleton Bulkin Ako Cromwell Mary Glantz Mike Haughey Les Hickman Bruce Matthews Raymond Maxwell Joyce Namde Lynn Nelson Sharon White USAID REPS: Michael Henning Glenn Rogers FCS REP: Stephen Morrison FAS REP: Melinda Sallyards IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay Robert (Bill) Farrand Mary Ellen Gilroy Molly Williamson Notice: AFSA Governing Board Elections Please visit the AFSA Web site to learn more about the current AFSA Governing Board Elections, including a list of candidates and access to the online forums for discussing campaign issues (www.afsa.org/elections/ ). All members in good standing as of March 1 should receive a ballot to be mailed on or about March 28. In the event that you do not receive your ballot, please contact AFSAelectionsupervisor@dol.gov .