The Foreign Service Journal, June 2012

46 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / J UN E 2 0 1 2 A F S A N E W S FSYF Career Planning Workshop The Foreign Service Youth Foundation is presenting “How to Choose and Prepare a Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success.” Nicholas Lore, an author and innovator in the field of career design, will present the workshop on Sunday, June 24, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the “State Room” at the Oakwood Apartments in Falls Church, Va. The workshop is open to rising high school juniors to college sophomores. Parents are encouraged to attend, as well. The fee for this workshop is $10 for FSYF family members and $30 for family non-members. To register, please e-mail fsyf@fsyf.org no later than Saturday, June 16. (Please note that space is limited and payment must be received in advance). For more information on the workshop, please see www.rockportinstitute.com/what-career. Donate to AFSA’s Legislative Action Fund AFSA recently sent members a letter soliciting donations to the Legislative Action Fund. This fund allows AFSA’s legislative office to continue its advocacy on behalf of the Foreign Service on issues ranging from overseas comparability pay to Foreign Service pets. In addi- tion to using the response card included in the mailing, you may also donate securely online at www.afsa.org/legislative_action_fund.aspx. AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org BusinessDepartment Director of Finance Femi Oshobukola: oshobukola@afsa.org Controller KalpnaSrimal: srimal@afsa.org AssistantController Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org LaborManagement 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 NeeraParikh: parikhna@state.gov StaffAttorneyRaekaSafai: safair@state.gov StaffAttorneyAndrewLarge: largea@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAIDSeniorLaborManagementAdviserDouglasBroome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Staff Assistant Stefan Geyer: geyer@afsa.org MemberServices 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,MarketingandOutreach Retiree Counseling & Legislation Coordinator Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Associate Coordinator for Retiree Counseling and Legislation Matt Sumrak: sumrak@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Director of Policy: vacant LegislativeAssistantClintLohse : lohse@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 Marketing&OutreachManagerAsgeirSigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org SpecialAwards&OutreachCoordinatorPerriGreen: green@afsa.org WebandGraphicsAssistantJeffLau: lau@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: megilroy@gmail.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: david.mergen@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Donna Ayerst: ayerst@afsa.org (202) 944-5516; Fax: (202) 338-6820 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/fsj How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FCS VP: Keith Curtis FAS VP: David Mergen RETIREE VP: Mary Ellen Gilroy SECRETARY: Vacant TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Matthew Asada William Bent Grace Choi Kenneth Kero-Mentz Kimberly Krhounek Elise Mellinger Joyce Namde David Zwach USAID REPS: Michael Henning Iris Young FCS REP: Steve Morrison FAS REP: Andrew Burst IBB REP: Andre De Nesnera RETIREE REPS: Robert Houdek Edward Marks Hugh Neighbour Molly Williamson AFSA’s Annual Awards Ceremony Recognizes Dissent and Performance AFSA’s Awards Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 26, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the Department of State. This year, AFSA will honor Ambassador William L. Swing with the Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award. Dissent and performance awards will also be presented at the event. Profiles of the award winners will appear in the July-August edition of AFSA News. AFSAmembers and anyone with a valid State ID are welcome to attend the ceremony. The event will begin promptly at 4 p.m. Please arrive in the Benjamin Franklin Room no later than 3:55 p.m. Welcome to the 2012 AFSA/TLG Intern For 20 years, AFSA and the Thursday Luncheon Group have jointly sponsored a minority college student for a summer internship at the Department of State. This year’s AFSA/TLG intern is Angela Addae. Angela is a graduate student enrolled in a Ph.D. program in sociology at the University of Arizona. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Fisk University. A native of Vicksburg, Miss., Angela’s accomplishments include a two-year Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and a semester abroad in Ghana, during which she volunteered as a men- tor for children who had been the victims of traf- ficking and child labor. Angela will spend the summer working in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. AFSA and TLG very much appreciate the role SCA/INSB has played in hosting the AFSA/TLG intern in the last few years, and we hope to continue that part- nership for years to come. Angela’s stipend of $2,250 will help defray living costs during her time inWashington. AFSA and TLG will also provide her with social and networking opportunities dur- ing the summer. The V.P. Voice column by FCSVPKeith Curtis on page 44 of the May print edition of AFSA News was inadvertently identified as USAID. Correction: In the article, “Traveling with Our Pets,” on page 47 of the May issue of AFSANews , please note thatUnitedAirlineswill charge its PetSafe (cargo) rate—NOT the quoted $250 rate— for a pet and kennel with a combinedweight of less than 99.9 lbs. that is traveling as accompanied baggage in the cargo hold.