The Foreign Service Journal, May 2011

66 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A Y 2 0 1 1 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS May Events at AFSA On Mon., May 16, our Book Notes program will feature Ambassador Edmund Hull, who will discuss his newly released High-Value Target: Countering al-Qaeda in Yemen . Hull served as the U.S. ambassador to Yemen and knows this part of the world intimately. The program takes place at AFSA HQ, 2101 E St. NW, at 11 a.m. On Thurs., May 26, AFSA will present a panel discussion in collaboration with the Foreign Service Journal . The topic is work-life balance in the Foreign Service, the focus of the May FSJ , and the panel will feature experts from within and outside government. If you are able to join us for one or both of these events, please RSVP to events@afsa.org. Support the AFSA Scholarship Fund via the Annual Appeal By now, you should have received our annual appeal for donations to the AFSA Scholarship Fund. If you haven’t made a donation yet, there’s still time: our fund- ing needs never take a holiday, and no portion of AFSA dues support the AFSA Scholarship Program. To give online, visit www.afsa.org/scholar, or just go to www.afsa.org an d click on the “Donate” button. You can also send your donation in the postage-paid envelope we provided with our letter. The AFSA Scholarship Fund provides aid to more than 90 children of Foreign Service employees totaling over $200,000 each year, either as need-based, financial aid scholarships or as academic and art merit awards. Please also consider leaving a legacy gift to the AFSA Scholarship Fund. Your contribution is tax-deductible. Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Director of Finance Femi Oshobukola: oshobukola@afsa.org Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Assistant Controller Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Deputy General Counsel Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Labor Management Counselor Janet Weber: weber@afsa.org Senior Staff Attorney Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov Staff Attorney Raeka Safai: safair@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: broome@usaid.gov USAID Staff Assistant: vacant Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Kristy Pomes: pomes@afsa.org Administrative Assistant and Office Manager Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Retiree Counseling & Legislation Coordinator Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Director of Policy Edward Dickens: dickens@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Patrick Bradley: bradley@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Scholarship Program Assistant Jonathan Crawford: crawford@afsa.org Road Scholar Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@afsa.org Marketing & Outreach Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org Special Awards & Outreach Coordinator Perri Green: green@afsa.org AFSA HEADQUARTERS: (202) 338-4045; Fax: (202) 338-6820 STATE DEPARTMENT AFSA OFFICE: (202) 647-8160; Fax: (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA OFFICE: (202) 712-1941; Fax: (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA OFFICE: (202) 482-9088; Fax: (202) 482-9087 PRESIDENT: johnson@afsa.org STATE VP: hirschdm@state.gov RETIREE VP: rghoudek@aol.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: henry.schmick@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Francesca Kelly: kelly@afsa.org (202) 338-4045, ext. 516; Fax: (202) 338-8244 Foreign Service Journal FSJ: journal@afsa.org Editor Steven Alan Honley: honley@afsa.org Senior Editor Susan Maitra: maitra@afsa.org Associate Editor Shawn Dorman: dorman@afsa.org Ad & Circulation Manager Ed Miltenberger: miltenberger@afsa.org Art Director Caryn Suko Smith: journaldesign@comcast.net On the Web AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org FSJ: www.afsa.org/foreign_service_journal.aspx How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert Houdek SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Carleton Bulkin Ako Cromwell Mary Glantz Mike Haughey Les Hickman Bruce Matthews Raymond Maxwell Joyce Namde Lynn Nelson Sharon White USAID REPS: Michael Henning Glenn Rogers FCS REP: Stephen Morrison FAS REP: Melinda Sallyards IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay Robert (Bill) Farrand Mary Ellen Gilroy Molly Williamson AFSA and FPA Team Up for Seminars AFSA has entered into an agreement with the Foreign Policy Association to co-sponsor seminars on careers in international affairs. The FPA University offers specialized courses, networking opportunities and access to insider information for the next generation of global professionals. AFSA’s Shawn Dorman serves as the instructor for the FPAU Foreign Service careers seminar. Encouraging students and young professionals to consider a Foreign Service career is an AFSA outreach priority, so this new partnership is a great fit. This spring, three different career seminars — on international development, the United Nations and the Foreign Service — are being held in New York and at AFSA headquarters in Washington. More than 100 people attended the first, Careers in International Development, on March 23 at AFSA, held again on March 30 in New York. The Foreign Service seminar was held April 12 at AFSA and is scheduled for May 19 in New York. The U.N. seminar is sched- uled for May 12 in New York and May 18 at AFSA. For more information, and to register, please visit www.fpau.org. The AFSA Memorial Plaque The AFSA Memorial Plaque Ceremony will be held on Foreign Affairs Day, Fri., May 6. The ceremony will commence at 10:35 a.m. in the C Street lobby of the State Department in front of the West Plaque. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to preside. AFSA President Susan R. Johnson will read a message from President Barack Obama and also make brief remarks. This year we are honoring Eugene F. Sullivan, who died of malaria in 1972 while working with USAID in Ethiopia. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sec. Clinton will pay her respects to the family. Later in the day, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., AFSA will host our annual recep- tion for all members at our headquarters at 2101 E St. NW, where we will honor our 2011 scholarship winners.