The Foreign Service Journal, June 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2017 53 from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The Secretary called the occasion “a testa- ment to Anne’s extraordinary legacy that, every year since her tragic death in 2013, her colleagues, friends and family members have gathered at the department’s memorial plaque to remember her.” “While not knowing Anne personally,” Sec. Tillerson wrote, “everything I’ve seen and heard suggests her life embodied our country’s most fundamental ideals.” “As I look at all those gathered here,” Director General Chacón stated, in his own remarks, “it’s clear to me that Anne was loved deeply. She won our hearts and minds the old-fashioned way, by giving of herself. Today a grateful department honors her distinguished service and sacrifice.” Immediately preceding the ceremony, Anne’s family, friends and colleagues gath- ered for an intimate meeting in the State Department’s Delegates Lounge. Later in the day, the Smedinghoff family attended a Book Notes event at AFSA headquarters, where Ambas- sador Jonathan Addleton, who was with Anne during the attack, spoke about his expe- riences in Afghanistan. n —James Schiphorst, Awards Intern Family and friends of Anne Smedinghoff gather at the Department of State before a memorial service at the AFSA plaques in the C Street lobby of the Harry S Truman building. AFSA/JAMESSCHIPHORST AFSA NEWS At USAID, also on April 6, a memorial for the late Dale J. Gredler, was held. Dale was a USAID financial management specialist who died of a heart attack in 2010 en route to the United States for medical treatment. A tile bearing his name was added to the USAIDmemorial wall at a cer- emony in 2013 and his name is inscribed on the memorial plaques at State. The event at the Ronald Reagan building was attended by his widow and two daughters, as well as friends and colleagues. Take AFSA With You! Change your address online, visit us at www.afsa.org/address Or Send changes to: AFSAMembership Department 2101 E Street NW Washington DC 20037 Moving?