The Foreign Service Journal, April 2023

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | APRIL 2023 45 AFSA NEWS Nominate Family Members for AAFSWand DACOR Awards Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Secre- tary of State Award for Outstanding VolunteerismAbroad (SOSA) and the Champions of Career Enhancement for Eli- gible Family Members (CCE-EFM) Award, both sponsored by Associates of the American Foreign ServiceWorldwide, as well as for DACOR’s Eleanor Dodson Tragen Award. The nomination deadline for all awards is April 30, 2023, and all American U.S. government direct-hire employees under chief of mission authority and family members over the age of 18 are eligible. Created in 1990 at the suggestion of Secretary of State James Baker and Susan Baker, the SOSAAward recognizes remarkable volunteer efforts and is given for activities performed while posted to a U.S. mission. Winners receive a cash award of $2,500, a certificate signed by the Secretary of State, and a one-year AAFSW membership. The CCE-EFMAward was developed to recognize those who go above and beyond their job descriptions to expand and elevate job opportunities and long-term career enhancement for Foreign Service family members. The winning individual or group receives a cash award of $750. Nominations for these awards should be sent as a Word document to sosa@aafsw.org and office@aafsw.org. More information can be found at www.aafsw.org/awards. The Eleanor Dodson Tragen Award, sponsored and administered by the DACOR Bacon House Foundation, honors a spouse or family member who has promoted rights, programs, and benefits for Foreign Service families, as did the late Ms. Tragen. The winner will receive a cash award of $2,000 and, if outsideWashington, D.C., paid travel to the ceremony and two nights of free lodging at DACOR Bacon House. Nomi- nations and requests for additional information should be sent to John Bradshaw at jbradshaw@ dacorbacon.org. The three awards will be presented to recipients at the annual AAFSWawards ceremony in November 2023. Moises Mendoza (mendozamd@state.gov ) and Jose Dorce ( mijdorce@gmail.com) are chairs of AAFSW’s SOSA Committee. John Bradshaw ( jbradshaw@dacorbacon.org ) heads the Tragen Awards. n