The Foreign Service Journal, June 2008

O n Foreign Affairs Day, May 2, two names were added to the AFSA Memorial Plaques during a mov- ing ceremony in the State Department diplomatic entrance. The ceremony hon- ors thoseForeignServicepersonnelwho lost their liveswhile serving their country over- seas. With the addition of the two names — Steven Thomas Stefani IV and John Michael Granville — the total number of names on the plaques has reached 227. This yearmarks the 75thanniversaryof the creation of the AFSA Memorial Plaques. The first plaque was unveiled on March3, 1933, by Secretary of StateHenry L. Stimson at the entrance to what is now the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the WhiteHouse tohonorForeign Service colleagues who lost their lives overseas. When first created, the AFSA Plaque was inscribed with 65 names representing over 150 years of history. Since then, in just 75 years, an additional 162 names have been inscribed on the two plaques,memorializingdeaths in 70 different countries. AFSA President John Naland gave the opening remarks at the ceremony and presided over the presentation of the col- ors by theU.S. ArmedForcesColorGuard. He then introducedDeputy Secretary John Negroponte, who presided over the cere- mony and read a message fromPresident Bush. Attending the ceremonywere fam- ilymembers, friends and colleagues of the men being honored as well as Foreign Agricultural ServiceAdministratorMichael Yost, U.S. Forest Service Associate Chief SallyCollins,USAIDAssistantAdministra- American Foreign Service Association • June 2008 FOREIGN AFFAIRS DAY 2008 Memorial Plaque Ceremony Honors Fallen Colleagues BY SHAWN DORMAN In This Issue: Briefs: Aggeler Is Back......................58 VP State: The Next FS Generation ..59 AFSA-PAC Treasurer’s Report ..........60 Issue Brief: Foreign Assistance Reform............................61 VP FCS: Unfinished Business...........62 Legislative Update............................63 Classifieds .........................................64 AFSA NEWS J UN E 2 0 0 8 / F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L 57 2008 Foreign Service Journal Reader Survey T he 2008 FSJ Reader Survey is your chance to let us know your views on our flagship publication and how it is meeting your needs today. Are there features that you always read, or never read? What would you like to see more of in the magazine? Please go towww.fsjournal.org and take the time to respond. Thankyou inadvance for your participation. Resultswill be pub- lished in the FSJ . Continued on page 60 AFSA President John Naland, with Deputy Secretary John Negro- ponte, Diana Negroponte and Director General Harry Thomas, open- ing the Plaque Ceremony. Deputy Secretary Negroponte greets families at the Plaque Ceremony. Mikkela Thompson Mikkela Thompson