The Foreign Service Journal, June 2017

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2017 55 importance of citizen engage- ment in global issues and how diplomats and development experts complement efforts to promote peace and prosperity for the people of Wisconsin, and for all Americans. Road Scholar: At the end of May, AFSA teamed up with Road Scholar to offer a week- long program inWashington, D.C., focused on the Foreign Service and foreign policy, with the theme “The U.S., China and Other Challenges and Opportunities in Asia.” Twelve Foreign Service speakers lectured to a group of 25 participants, who hailed from 12 different states across the country. Have you visited www. afsa.org/50states yet? That’s where you can check in on AFSA’s progress toward the goal of arranging an outreach event in every state during 2017. If you live in a state we haven’t been to this year, we look forward to your assis- tance in arranging a visit! n —Catherine Kannenberg, Outreach Coordinator, and Ásgeir Sigfússon, Director of Communications AFSA NEWS AFSA President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson (second from left) at the International Institute of Wisconsin with IIWWorld Citizen Award winners (l-r) Carole Ferrara, Apinya Jordan and Marilynn Douglas. LARRYBACHMAGA