The Foreign Service Journal, March 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2019 67 AFSA NEWS during such term, but may not remove committee members except on recommendation of the committee or in accordance with disciplinary procedures. Committee members shall be impartial in the performance of their duties while serving and for six months thereafter they shall not be board members or candidates or nominators thereof, or accept appointment to the chair of any other committee. (c) Constituency Standing Committees: Standing commit- tees for each constituency shall have primary responsibility, subject to the overall guidance of the board, for the interests of members of said constituencies in general and, in particular, for members assigned in the Washington area. The board shall appoint, and determine the terms of, the chair and the mem- bers of each constituency standing committee from among the members within each such constituency. (d) The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board: The board shall appoint and determine the terms of the chair and mem- bers of The Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board who, under the overall guidance of the board, shall be specifically respon- sible for the editorial policy of The Foreign Service Journal. (e) Scholarship Committee: The board shall appoint and determine the terms of the chair and members of the Scholar- ship Committee who, under the overall guidance of the board, shall develop policies and criteria for awards under the associa- tion’s scholarship programs. (f) Awards and Plaques Committee: The board shall appoint and determine the terms of the chair and members of the Awards and Plaques Committee who, under the overall guid- ance of the board, shall develop criteria and make recommen- dations for awards and honors. Justification: This bylaw addition establishes the Execu- tive Committee, which has operated as an ad hoc committee in recent decades, as a permanent committee. The Executive Committee is a forum for the president to consult with other senior AFSA officers to elaborate and define issues for presen- tation to the Governing Board for decision. End of proposed bylaw amendments. Resolved: That the secretary be authorized to correct article and section designations, punctuation and cross-references and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the intent of the association in connection with the adopted bylaw amendments. n