The Foreign Service Journal, September 2005

FSN Relief Fund Runs Low — Support Needed AFSA urges all Foreign Service members to consider donating to the Foreign Service National Emergency Relief Fund, a fund set up by the State Department to respond to crisis or humanitarian requests on behalf of FSN employees. Recent relief disbursements have depleted the fund and it is in urgent need of replenishment. The most recent emergency has been in Zimbabwe, where approximately 70 FSNs have lost homes and property in con- nection with the government’s devastating “urban cleanup” campaign. The disburse- ment for this emergency will bring the fund to a dangerously low level. Contributions to the fund can be made by check, credit card or through payroll deduc- tion. Send checks to Donna Bordley, RM/CFO, Rm. 7427, 2201 C St. N.W., Washington, DC 20520. Checks should be payable to the U.S. Department of State, designation for the FSN Emergency Relief Fund. Consider all the times an FSN has helped you through a difficult situ- ation at post, and give generously. Additional information about the fund can be found at http://web.rm.state.gov. If you have questions, call Donna Bordley or Ronda Harvey at (202) 647-5031. 2 AFSA NEWS • SEPTEMBER 2005 AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service n BY BRIAN AGGELER, FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER Briefs • Continued on page 3 Welcome for New Staff Member A warmwelcome to Jonathan (Jon) Reed, AFSA’s new accounting assistant. Jon comes to AFSA fromC-SPAN and is a graduate of George Mason University. He can be reached by phone at extension 526, or by e-mail at reed@afsa.org. Staff: Executive Director Susan Reardon: reardon@afsa.org Business Department Controller Steven Tipton: tipton@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Jon Reed: reed@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Labor Management Attorney Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Office Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: asigfusson@usaid.gov Grievance Attorneys Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov an d Joe Slotnick: slotnickj@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Representative Cory Nishi: nishi@afsa.org Web site & Database Associate Meijing Shan: shan@afsa.org Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Outreach Programs Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Congressional Affairs Director Ken Nakamura: nakamura@afsa.org Corporate Relations/Executive Assistant Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Retiree Recruitment Coordinator Norma Reyes: reyes@afsa.org Elderhostel Coordinator Janice Bay: bay@afsa.org AFSA HEADQUARTERS: (202) 338-4045; Fax: (202) 338-6820 STATE DEPARTMENT AFSA OFFICE: (202) 647-8160; Fax: (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA OFFICE: (202) 712-1941; Fax: (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA OFFICE: (202) 482-9088; Fax: (202) 482-9087 AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org AFSA E-MAIL: afsa@afsa.org AFSA NEWS: afsanews@afsa.org FSJ: journal@afsa.org PRESIDENT: limbert@afsa.org STATE VP: cranelk@state.gov RETIREE VP: jones@afsa.org USAID VP : wcarter@usaid.gov FCS VP: charles.ford@mail.doc.gov FAS VP: Laura.Scandurra@usda.gov AFSA News Editor Shawn Dorman : dorman@afsa.org (202) 338-4045 x 503; Fax: (202) 338-8244 On the Web : www.afsa.org/news How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: J. Anthony Holmes STATE VICE PRESIDENT: Steven Kashkett USAID VICE PRESIDENT: Bill Carter FCS VICE PRESIDENT: Donald Businger FAS VICE PRESIDENT: Laura Scandurra RETIREE VICE PRESIDENT: David Reuther SECRETARY: Tex Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPRESENTATIVES: Bradford Bell, Brian Cook, Hugh Neighbour, Alan Misenheimer, Joyce Namde, James Roseli and Andrew Young USAID REPRESENTATIVE: Francisco Zamora FCS REPRESENTATIVE: William Center FAS REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Conlon IBB REPRESENTATIVE: Sheldon Daitch RETIREE REPRESENTATIVES: Leonard J. Baldyga, Roger Dankert, Larry Lesser and Gilbert Sheinbaum