The Foreign Service Journal, April 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | APRIL 2017 55 AFSA NEWS New Staff Join AFSA AFSA/GEMMADVORAK Dmitry Filipoff joins AFSA as the new Publications Coordinator. Dmitry gradu- ated from the University of California, Merced, with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He has interned and worked for various public policy organizations in Washington, D.C., and volunteers as the editor for the Center for International Maritime Security. Born in Thousand Oaks, California, Dmitry enjoys reading, writ- ing and exercise in his free time. Julie Hagarty Nutter joins AFSA as the new Director of Professional Policy Issues. Julie comes to AFSA follow- ing a 30-year career in the Foreign Service. She has served in Nigeria, Liberia, Iraq, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Washington, D.C. She has two master’s degrees: one in national strategic resource manage- ment from the National Defense University, and the other in international economics from George- town University’s School of Foreign Service, where she also obtained her under- graduate degree in interna- tional politics. Immediately before taking the position at AFSA, Julie completed a professional certificate in group facilitation from Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies. She has two daughters and lives in Vienna, Virginia. n AFSA/GEMMADVORAK Welcome to Spring Interns AFSA is happy to welcome our new spring interns. • Scholarship: Matt Mitzel is a senior at the University of Maryland, majoring in com- munications on the public relations track with a minor in Spanish. He is originally from Carroll County, Maryland. • Communications: Theo Horn is a junior at Syracuse University, studying political science and policy studies. Theo hails from Kutztown, Pennsylvania. • Awards: James Schiphorst is from Mel- bourne, Australia, where he is currently in his final year of a bachelor’s degree in interna- tional relations. • Executive: There are two interns for the executive session this spring; Maggie McMorrow is a sophomore at George Washington University, studying interna- tional affairs with a minor in Spanish. She is from Ipswich, Massachusetts. Benjamin Mooney is a freshman at American Uni- versity, studying finance and business administration. He is from Brookline, Massachu- setts. Dmitry Filipoff Julie Nutter • Advertising: Ivàn Esca- milla is a graduate student at American University, study- ing international affairs. He hails from Dyer, Indiana. AFSA thanks depart- ing interns Tyler Dumont, Katherine Perroots, Kellen Johansen, Rebecca Yim, Abi Raj and Eka Cipta Putera Chandra for their great work: Wish them the best. n WRITE FOR THE JOURNAL ! We welcome your writing on any topic of concern to the FS community, or choose among the focus topics (available via the AFSA website, www.afsa.org/edcalendar ). The Journal is always seeking strong Speaking Out submissions (1,500-1,800 words), Reflections (700 words) and features (1,500-2,000 words). See Author Guidelines for more detail ( www.afsa.org/fsj-author-guidelines) . We also invite you to share your thoughts on Journal articles by sending a letter to the editor. Please send feedback and submissions to journal@afsa.org. n ANNOUNCEMENT