The Foreign Service Journal, June 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2019 43 AFSA NEWS William C. Harrop, Lino Gutiérrez, Marcie Ries, Peter Romero and others. During the ceremony, USAID FSO Dr. Felicia Renee Wilson Young led those assembled in a moving rendi- tion of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” At the conclusion of the ceremony, a U.S. color guard placed a wreath at the memorial plaque, as a moment of silence was observed. As has become custom, AFSA organized a rolling moment of silence around the world in honor of Foreign Service Day. This year, more than 60 posts participated, including Ashgabat, Athens, Bogotá, Casablanca, Frank- furt, Jerusalem and Kabul (see photos). Following the memorial event, AFSA hosted a recep- tion at the United States Diplomacy Center for its members. Over 200 attend- ees packed the USDC space, taking the opportunity to view AFSA’s engaging FSJ cen- tennial exhibit, The Foreign Service Journal – Defining Diplomacy for 100 Years. n On April 2 AFSA invited its members to a town hall meeting to hear from can- didates for the upcoming Governing Board election. Candidates gave brief statements about their reasons for running for elec- tion. The statements were followed by a Q&A session moderated by members of AFSA Holds Election Town Hall the AFSA Committee on Elections. Pictured above are mod- erators Nan Fife, chair of the Committee on Elections, and committee member Mort Dworken. The event can be viewed at www.afsa.org/video. Don’t forget to vote by 8 a.m. EDT on June 12! n Election Town Hall AFSA/ASGEIRSIGFUSSON Memorial Continued from page 41 Frankfurt Podgorica Adana Prague Erbil Rabat Juba