The Foreign Service Journal, May 2020

66 MAY 2020 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS 2020 CONSTRUCT I VE D I SSENT AWARDS : CAL L FOR NOMI NAT I ONS Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 constructive dissent awards. The AFSA awards ceremony will take place in October; nom- inations will be accepted until June 1. If you are not sure about what qualifies as dissent, please read AFSA’s guidance at www.afsa.org/dissent. We welcome nominations for the four constructive dissent awards: • The W. Averell Harriman Award for entry-level Foreign Service officers. • The William R. Rivkin Award for mid-level Foreign Service officers. • The Christian A. Herter Award for Senior Foreign Service officers. • The F. Allen ‘Tex’ Harris Award for Foreign Service specialists. Neither nominators nor nominees need be members of AFSA. Any member of the Foreign Service at any agency (State, USAID, FCS, FAS, APHIS or USAGM) is eligible. The Foreign Service adds tremendous value every time we advise with precision about what will work and what won’t work—in the local con- text at our posts, as well as in our institution more broadly. Indeed, dissent is part of the precepts for tenure and promotion in the Foreign Service. Whether it’s a senior officer disagreeing with immigration policy, an entry-level officer suggest- ing policy alternatives on free trade or a Foreign Service specialist diligently fighting to protect medical shipment via the pouch, these awards single out the best of us for a deserved moment in the spotlight. We all know colleagues who have stepped up and made us proud by offering alternatives or new thinking. These are the individuals we want to honor for their courage and creativity. We need your help: Please take the time to nominate these deserving friends and colleagues. For additional information and nomination forms, please visit www.afsa.org/dissent or contact AFSA Awards and Scholarships Manager Theo Horn at horn@afsa.org or (202) 719-9705. n ANNOUNCEMENT