The Foreign Service Journal, April 2014

60 APRIL 2014 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS David L. Mortimer, CPA 5500 Holmes Run Parkway C4 Alexandria VA 22314 Tel: (703) 743-0272 Fax: (202) 204-5199 E-mail: David@mytaxcpa.net Web site: www.mytaxcpa.net F I RST C ONSULTAT I ON F REE • Income tax services • Financial planning • Practiced before the IRS • Electronic tax filing • Member AICPA David L. Mortimer, CPA, has more than 20 years of experience in tax planning, research and com- pliance. This experience includes developing tax minimization strategies, planning business trans- actions and tax audit representation. America Counts on CPAs Foreign Affairs Day Is May 2 Invitations to the Foreign Affairs Day luncheon in the Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room were mailed out in March. If you wish to reserve seats (two seats maximum), please confirm by sending your RSVP and lunch payment check as soon as possible. Luncheon seats are reserved on a first-come, first- served basis and sell out quickly. Payment must be included with the request. If you have any questions, please e-mail foreignaffairsday@state.gov. Earlier in the day, the AFSA Memorial Plaque ceremony will take place in the Department of State’s C Street lobby. Then at 3:00 p.m., AFSA opens its doors at 2101 E Street NW, for a Foreign Affairs Day reception for all retirees. NEWS BRIEF AFSA Dinner: Celebrating 90 Years of the Foreign Service and AFSA On Thursday, May 22, AFSA will host a dinner cel- ebrating the 90th anniversary of the Foreign Service and AFSA in the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. A Marine Corps color guard will present the colors, Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to speak, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell will be our master of ceremonies, and many other special guests are expected, as well. At the event, AFSA will show a video highlighting the history of diplomacy and the Foreign Service through the past nine decades. Seating is limited, but we are hoping to sell some seats to AFSA members. Stay tuned for more infor- mation! NEWS BRIEF