The Foreign Service Journal, June 2014

AFSA NEWS CALENDAR THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION The Foreign Service Remembers Antoinette “Toni”Tomasek Continued on page 48 THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2014 43 AFSA MEMOR I AL CEREMONY The Foreign Service family came together in remem- brance of USAID Foreign Ser- vice officer Antoinette “Toni” Beaumont Tomasek during this year’s AFSA Memorial Ceremony on May 2 at the State Department. A community health spe- cialist at the USAID mission in Port-au-Prince, Ms. Tomasek died on June 26, 2013, from injuries sustained in a car accident during a medical supply delivery to a local clinic. She is survived by her husband Adam Tomasek and their two children, Amelie (7) and Alexandre (9). After joining USAID in 2009, Ms. Tomasek was posted to Indonesia, where she was a principal author of its Global Health Initia- tive, which guides the work of USAID’s mission in the country. Prior to joining the agency, she had worked on health and development issues both at home and abroad, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay. AFSA President Robert J. Silverman opened the ceremony with a tribute to Ms. Tomasek and her family. He called it his solemn honor to add her name to the list of 244 others on the memorial plaques that bear witness to the many sacrifices made by members of the Foreign Service. June 4 12-2 p.m. AFSA Governing Board Meeting June 8-13 AFSA Road Scholar Program Chautauqua, N.Y. June 11 12-1:30 p.m. Luncheon: 177th A-100 Class June 18 4-6 p.m. Annual AFSA Awards Ceremony July 2 12-2 p.m. AFSA Governing Board Meeting July 4 Independence Day: AFSA Offices Closed August 4 2-3:30 p.m. AFSA Book Notes: More Than Just Diplomacy August 6 12-2 p.m. AFSA Governing Board Meeting August 27 3:30-5 p.m. Adair Lecture at American University: Ambassador Thomas Miller USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, participating in the ceremony for the first time, spoke of Ms. Tomasek’s life and service: “No challenge was too big or too complex for Toni, but just in case things got tough, she always kept a bowl of chocolates on her desk for her colleagues. She designed groundbreak- Facing the Armed Forces Color Guard from the Military District of Washington, AFSA President Robert J. Silverman leads the Pledge of Allegiance (above) during the AFSA Memorial Ceremony at the State Department on May 2 to honor USAID FSO Antoinette “Toni” Tomasek, whose name was added to the memorial plaques (below). Ms. Tomasek died while on duty in Haiti. BOBBURGESS BOBBURGESS