The Foreign Service Journal, April 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | APRIL 2017 57 AFSA NEWS Consent Agenda: The Governing Board approved the consent agenda items, which were: (1) the Jan. 4 Gov- erning Board meeting minutes; (2) the appointment of Stephen Wixom as FAS representative. Elections Committee Chair: On behalf of the Commit- tee on Elections, AFSA Secretary Bill Haugh moved that the Governing Board accept the resignation of Mort Dworken as (Acting) Chair and appoint Susan Wong as Chair. The motion was approved unanimously. FSJ Editorial Board: Speaking as FSJ Editorial Board representative, Governing Board State Representative Lawrence Casselle presented a report on the status of The Foreign Service Journal —recent and upcoming activities and initiatives. Executive Director Ian Houston also provided information about the Journal’ s advertis- ing revenue. Concluding the report, Mr. Casselle noted that five members of the FSJ Editorial Board would be departing in summer 2017. He moved that a solicitation be sent to the AFSA membership seeking volunteers to fill those spots. The FSJ Editorial Board will review applications and make appointment recommendations to the Gov- erning Board. The motion passed unanimously. Sinclaire Language Awards: State Representative Josh Glazeroff, on behalf of the Awards and Plaques Committee, moved that the Governing Board accept the recommendations for the recipients of the Matilda W. Sinclaire Language Awards. The motion was approved unanimously. The names and biographies of the recipi- ents will appear in a future issue of the Journal . Resolution on the FSJ : After yielding the chair to State Vice President Angie Bryan, AFSA President Ambas- sador Barbara Stephenson moved that the Governing Board recognize the “outstanding work of the Foreign Service Journal Editorial Board and staff, whose refined judgment and dedicated service combine in equal mea- sures to produce one superb edition of The Foreign Ser- vice Journal after another.” The motion was approved unanimously. n AFSAGoverning Board Meeting, February 1, 2017