AFSA NEWS AFSA NEWSTHE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION CALENDAR Please check https://afsa.org for the most up-to-date information. June 12 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA Governing Board meeting June 19 Juneteenth AFSA offices closed Inside Diplomacy DG Talks to AFSA Members AFSA/NADJA RUZICA 44 JUNE 2024 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA Hosts Road Scholars It’s the 28th year of AFSA’s collaboration with the Road Scholar lifelong learning organization, and we invited Road Scholar D.C. participants to join us at AFSA HQ for a lunchand-learn session with AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi and other AFSA leaders. Yazdgerdi gave the visitors the inside scoop on diplomacy and told them all about AFSA’s 100-year history and its work supporting the Foreign Service. For more on AFSA’s programs and course offerings through Road Scholar, see https://afsa.org/road-scholar. n AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi addresses Road Scholar participants at AFSA HQ on April 16. It only took 100 years, but AFSA’s new merch store is finally open. You and your family can show your pride in the Foreign Service with our new hats, shirts, and other fun products. All proceeds benefit the Fund for American Diplomacy. Check out our new shop at https://bit.ly/AFSA_merch. AFSA was pleased to welcome State Department Director General Marcia Bernicat for an “Inside Diplomacy” discussion on April 8. For this popular speaker series, AFSA invites senior foreign affairs agency leaders to share their views on the state of the Foreign Service with both our membership and a broader audience that includes students, journalists, and foreign diplomats. More than 200 people joined the hour-long event, which was moderated by AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi. DG Bernicat discussed how she got her start at the State Department and outlined her goals as Director General before answering questions from the audience. The wide-ranging discussion covered emerging technology, multilateral diplomacy, diversity, changes to the Foreign Service Officer Test, the role of family members overseas, and more. We thank DG Bernicat for taking the time to share her thoughts with our audience. Look for excerpts from the conversation in the JulyAugust issue of The Foreign Service Journal. n Director General Marcia Bernicat U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE June 26 10 a.m.-12 p.m. FS Youth Awards Ceremony July 4-5 Independence Day AFSA offices closed July 17 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA Governing Board meeting SHOPAFSA!
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