The Foreign Service Journal, June 2008

64 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / J UN E 2 0 0 8 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS In Memory of Clyde Nora Friends and colleagues have established a memorial foundation to honor Clyde G. Nora, who died May 16, 2007, while employed by the State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Mr. Nora retired in 1997 after 30 years in the Foreign Service. The mission of the foundation is to carry on the important work he was doing by providing counseling, mentoring, coaching and encouragement to young people in their efforts to enter careers in public service. The foundation has created the Clyde G. Nora Memorial Award, to be presented annually to an outstanding high school senior or college student who has excelled academically, demonstrated leadership skills in school and community, and been an active participant in volunteer services. The student selected for the award will receive a plaque and a financial aid award. The foundation contact person is William M. Butler, who can be reached at (571) 345-3711 or butlerb@state.gov. New Listserv for EFM/MOH Mission Employees “Have you ever taken a job in the mission and found yourself at your desk on the first day with no training, no transfer notes and no information whatsoever on how to do your job?” asks FS family member Julie Barnes. “Do you ever wonder how your job is done at other posts? Is your mind spinning with references to the FAM, the FAH and SOPs?” Well, now there’s help. Ms. Barnes launched a new listserv in late April as a service to Eligible Family Members and Members of Household working in U.S. missions around the world. It is only available on the OpenNet (the intranet), but if you have a job in the embassy, you should have access to that. The list aims to provide a link for the Foreign Service community, a place to ask questions and share ideas and experiences about jobs inside the mission. You can sub- scribe and post to this list at http://lmlist.state.gov/archives/efm.html. Stay in the Know with AFSANET AFSANET is a free e-mail service from AFSA, providing updates on items of interest to the for- eign affairs community. To subscribe, go to www.afsa.org/forms/maillist.cfm. AFSA/TLG Summer Intern David Law, a junior attending Morehouse College, has been selected as the 2008 “AFSA/Thursday Luncheon Group” Intern. David will work in the Bureau of South Central Asia Affairs and receive mentoring and financial support fromAFSA and TLG. This pro- gram supports a minority college or graduate student exploring an international relations career in a high-profile, substantive and supportive work environment. This AFSA/TLG intern-sponsoring partnership was formed in 1995 and is run by African-American employ- ees in the State Department to further minority advancement in foreign affairs. CLASSIFIEDS