THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2026 59 AFSA NEWS Aubrey Raff Hannah Roy Aleksander Smith Seiko Helen K. Tejirian Community Service Scholarship Honorable Mentions Maya Anderson— see biography under academic merit. Siobhan Jacobs— see biography under academic merit. Alexa Jurkowski— see biography under academic merit. Finley McCown— see biography under academic merit. Rory James Tira— see biography under academic merit. Best Essay Scholarship Winner Seiko Helen K. Tejirian— see biography under academic merit. Essay Honorable Mentions Benjamin Galbraith— child of David Galbraith (State) and Alyce Abdalla (State), graduated from Washington International School, Washington, D.C. Plans to attend the University of Michigan to study economics. Sam Monticello—see biography under academic merit. n Rory James Tira Akeela Tanabe Valdes John Warden Solana Atenea Torreano Kiyoko Dey Vikram East Amelia Roberta Rees Benjamin Galbraith Sam Reynolds
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