The Foreign Service Journal, May 2005

8 AFSA NEWS • MAY 2005 Maryland Retiree Income AFSA is currently engaged in efforts to exempt Foreign Service retirement income fromMaryland state taxa- tion. The Maryland legisla- ture is currently considering a bill that would provide such exemptions for military annuities, and AFSA is work- ing to have Foreign Service retirees included in that bill. If you would like to support these efforts, please visit the AFSAWeb site at www.afsa.org/congress/FSRet irementIncome/index.cfm Retiree Biking for the American Lung Association Former medical director of the State Department Paul Goff retired from his post-State medical practice in 2000 and now spends much of his time cycling. He lives in Everson,Wash. This sum- mer, he will be cycling across the U.S. as part of a group raising funds for the American Lung Association. The jour- ney will start in Seattle June 27 and end inWashington, D.C., at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 13. In 2004, Goff cycled 3,500 miles. He says his motivation for participating in the coast-to-coast ride for the ALA is personal. “Having experienced the devastation of cancer in my family and observed it in my oncology practice, I know that prevention is the best approach. It is a fact that malignancies associated with tobacco use include lung, head and neck, esophageal, pan- creatic and bladder cancer. The occur- rence of these cancers as well as acute and chronic lung problems, heart and vascular disease can be markedly decreased simply by smoking cessation.” For more information or to support Paul Goff, go to http://www.alaw.org/ support_alaw/big_ride/across_america/. You can find him among the riders on the “support a rider” page. Inside a U.S. Embassy for Outreach The AFSA book Inside a U.S. Embassy continues to be popular with embassies and consulates for outreach use. Among posts that have purchased more than 50 copies are Embassy Moscow, Embassy Baghdad, Embassy Madrid, Embassy Panama and Consulate General Jerusalem. We still have copies of the 2003 printing available, which can be pur- chased at the highly discounted price of only $5 per copy on orders of 50 or more books (while supplies last). The regu- lar price per book is $12.95. Other discounts are available for quantity orders of the 2005 revised printing. Go to our Web site for more information: www.afsa.org/inside. AFSA is also glad to provide a complimentary copy to anyone who would like to have one for a speaking event or other outreach activity, or to review it for possible course adoption. Write to embassybook@afsa.org. Am ong the schools that have adopted the book for a course are: Princeton University, Georgetown University, UC Davis and others. You can find the full list of universities on theWeb site. New Comp-Time Regs for USAID USAID/AFSA wants to alert USAID members that new comp-time regulations have been issued by the agency. The new rules are described in a March 30 Agency Notice. The document is recommended reading and can be found on the USAID Intranet site at: http://iapp1.usaid.gov/notices. Briefs • Continued on page 9 AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Continued from page 6