The Foreign Service Journal, June 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2013 53 AFSA NEWS This year marks the 65th anniversary of the State Department’s Office of International Conferences. Commemorative events in September will mark the occasion with highlights of IO/C’s long history of accred- iting delegates to multilateral conferences. AFSA members can provide assistance to our colleagues by lending pho- tographs and memorabilia of conferences they have attended. IO/C is seeking photos or artifacts show- ing multilateral diplomacy in action—negotiations, meetings, treaty signings and anything else you might come up with. The proposed exhibition will also include written materials. If you would like to be a part of this significant Help Celebrate Diplomacy In Action anniversary, please contact IO/C Director Rick Weston at WestonRC@state.gov with your list of possible items to loan. Contributions after 1948 and from any interna- tional/multilateral organiza- tion will be accepted. Ideally, you were accredited to that organization or conference and can provide a short caption or description of what your photo or artifact depicts. Please note that IO/C will return your materi- als upon request. We know that AFSA mem- bers have a treasure trove of memorabilia from their careers. We are counting on you to come forward with wonderful material to make IO/C’s 65 th -anniversary cel- ebration a truly memorable occasion. n As part of the association’s congressional outreach efforts, AFSA President Susan R. Johnson meets with Congressman Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on May 14. PHOTOBYJAVIERCUEBAS Save the Date: 2013 AAFSW Art and Book Fair The 2013 Art & Book Fair of the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide will take place from Friday, Oct.18 to Sunday, Oct. 27, in the Diplomatic Exhibit Hall in the Harry S Truman building.  The fair will feature books, jewelry, art, collect- ibles, stamps and coins from all over the world.  Proceeds benefit Foreign Service families and the AAFSW Scholarship Fund.  Donations of rare books, jewelry, art items, stamps and coins are now being accepted. To have your donations picked-up, please call (202) 223- 5796 or e-mail bookroom@aafsw.org.    If you are interested in volunteering to help us out during this annual event, please contact Art and Book Fair Chairperson Judy Felt at (703) 370-1414. If you love books and exotic items, you won’t be disappointed! NEWS BRIEF