The Foreign Service Journal, April 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | APRIL 2019 51 AFSA NEWS AFSAWelcomes Newest Foreign Service Officers On Feb. 27, AFSA welcomed the members of the 197th A-100 class to its headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Table hosts included Ambassador (ret.) Jay Anania, AFSA State Vice President Ken Kero-Mentz, State Representa- tive LillyWahl-Tuco and Retiree Representative Philip Shull. Hosts—including Member Accounts Specialist Ashley Dunn, above—talked to the newest Foreign Service members about the functions of AFSA in its dual role as a professional associa- tion and labor union. More than 75 percent of this class joined AFSA. Welcome to the Foreign Service! n AFSA/DONNAGORMAN