The Foreign Service Journal, September 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2015 59 AFSA NEWS beauty. Trofim’s profile is on page 67. Dr. Sushma Palmer pre- sented the new Mark Palmer Award to Andrew Young of Embassy Bamako. She cre- ated this accolade in honor of her late husband, Amb. Mark Palmer, who devoted his career to placing democracy promotion at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. The award recognizes a Foreign Service member who advances the ideals of democracy and free- dom abroad through commit- ment and ingenuity. While serving in Burma, Young supported democracy activists and documented human rights violations committed by the ruling military junta. As acting chargé d’affaires in Mali, he has championed respect for freedom and the rule of law in his work to broker and help implement a peace deal between rebel leaders and government officials. Young’s profile is on page 65. Former AFSA treasurer Ambassador Andrew Winter received the Achievements and Contributions to the Association Award, presented by current treasurer of AFSA, Ambassador Charles Ford. This award honors an AFSA member who has made significant (non-monetary) contributions to the associa- tion. Amb. Winter earned the award for his extraordinary service as the chair of AFSA’s Finance, Audit and Manage- ment Committee from 2005 to 2013, during which time he facilitated the moderniza- tion of association services and products to better serve its members. Amb. Winter’s profile is on page 70. Melissa Fraser accepted the Post Representative of the Year Award fromAFSA Governing Board member Neeru Lal on behalf of the accolade’s winner, Charlee Doom of Embassy Nairobi. This award honors an AFSA post representative who has sustained successful engage- ment with AFSAmembership and management at post. The first-tour USAID FSO was chosen for her exemplary effectiveness as a liaison on particularly challeng- ing issues between AFSA members (at post and beyond) and management in Nairobi and Washington, D.C. Doom’s profile is on page 69. AFSATreasurer Amb. Charles Ford presents the Contributions to AFSAAward to Amb.Winter, who served as AFSA’s treasurer for eight years. The Honorable Robert S. Rivkin presents theWilliam R. Rivkin Award to FSO Samuel Kotis. AFSA/JOAQUINSOSA AFSA/JOAQUINSOSA Eight former recipients of the Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy Award were present at the 2015 ceremony. Back row, from left: Stu Kennedy (2014), Amb. Tom Boyatt (2008), Amb. Tom Pickering (2002), Amb. Bill Harrop (2015) and Amb. George Landau (2013). Front row, from left: Frank Carlucci (1996), Amb. Joan Clark (2007), Senator Richard Lugar (2005) and Amb. Rozanne Ridgway (2011). AFSA/JOAQUINSOSA