The Foreign Service Journal, September 2013

82 SEPTEMBER 2013 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS 2013 AAFSW Art and Book Fair: Remembering Judy Felt It is with great sadness we must inform you that longtime AAFSWmember and Art and Book Fair chairperson Judy Felt passed away suddenly in July. AAFSW dedicates this year’s fair in rememberance of Judy. The 2013 Art & Book Fair of the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide will take place from Friday, Oct.11 to Sun- day, Oct. 20, in the Diplo- matic Exhibit Hall in the Harry S Truman building.  The fair will feature books, jewelry, art, collect- ibles, stamps and coins from all over the world.  Proceeds benefit Foreign Service families and the AAFSW Scholarship Fund.  Donations of rare books, jewelry, art items, stamps and coins are now being accepted. To have your donations picked-up, please call (202) 223- 5796 or e-mail bookroom@aafsw.org.    If you are interested in helping during the fair, please contact Barbara Reioux at o ce@aafsw.org or (703) 820-5420. NEWS BRIEF Call for Volunteers to “Star” in Human Resources Recruitment Campaign and U.S. Diplomacy Center Exhibits The O ce of Recruitment, Evaluation, and Employment in the Bureau of Human Resources and the U.S. Diplomacy Center are seeking volunteers from all foreign affairs agencies to be featured in videos or photographs that will be used in HR/ REE's "I Am Diplomacy, I Am America" recruitment communi- cations campaign and/or USDC's "I Am a Diplomat" exhibit at the U.S. Diplomacy Center, soon to be constructed at the 21st Street entrance to the Harry S Truman building. We wish to ensure that our recruitment campaign and museum exhibit are broadly inclusive and therefore invite representatives of all career tracks of the Foreign Service generalist corps, Foreign Service Specialists and Civil Service employees to apply.   I AM DIPLOMACY, I AM AMERICA Volunteering means that you will be considered to be fea- tured in the recruitment communications campaign and/or USDC's "I Am a Diplomat" exhibit, both of which aim to high- light the contributions of those who work in U.S. diplomacy. "I Am Diplomacy, I Am America" is the department's new recruitment, marketing, communications and employer branding campaign designed to attract and educate U.S. citi- zens about the department and its careers, as well as inspire audiences to consider pursuing a Foreign or Civil Service career. Volunteers may also be featured in the U.S. Diplomacy Center's "I am a Diplomat" exhibit. The goal of the exhibit is to demystify diplomacy by showcasing the range of back- grounds, talents and interests that Americans bring to diplo- matic work. The exhibit will feature seven, full-length portraits accompanied by narratives by and about current employ- ees. These portraits will rotate from a selection of 45 to 50 employee video profiles that form a montage on an interactive touch-screen exhibit. SUBMISSION EQUIREMENTS:  A one to two-pager providing: • Your name and hometown; • Personal background that led you to this career: education, influences (people, places, things), previous careers/jobs; • Professional profile, including current title, career track or Civil Service job series, area of expertise, length of service, languages; • The skills you use in the course of your daily work, with appropriate mention of how you acquired them during your career; • An anecdote that describes a personal and/or professional experience that you believe would help to illustrate how your work strengthens our nation and/or demonstrates the value of our service; • A photograph, preferably a headshot. DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30 Please submit your information or address any questions to videoop@state.gov. To be considered, please submit your response no later than September 30. A panel of department employees will make the selection. If the panel chooses you to participate in our campaign, we will follow up with detailed instructions on the next steps. Thank you and we appreciate your willingness to assist us. n