The Foreign Service Journal, September 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2015 77 AFSA NEWS JOHN D I NKE LMAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE John Dinkelman assumed his duties as director of the State Department’s Office of Caribbean Affairs in August 2014. He previously served in Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom, the Marshall Islands, the Nether- lands, Turkey, Mexico and the Bahamas (as chargé d’affaires). Domestically, he has worked with the Ori- entation Division at the Foreign Service Institute. His service in training incoming Foreign Service officers earned him the State Department’s 2006 Arnold L. Raphel Memorial Award. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Dinkelman has degrees in business and Spanish and lives with his wife and their three children. ER I C GEE LAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE Eric Geelan joined the Foreign Service in 2002. Following his initial tour, a consular/ political rotation in Caracas, he spent a year learning Arabic at the Foreign Service Institute. He has subsequently served as an assistant cultural affairs officer in Jeru- salem, as a deputy in the political section in Panama and as the leader of the political-military team in London. He is cur- rently deputy director of the International Security Operations Office in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Originally from New York City, Geelan received a master’s degree in contem- porary European history and a bachelor’s degree in politics. JOSH GLAZEROF F STATE REPRESENTATIVE Josh Glazeroff has 18 years of experience in the Foreign Service. He has served over- seas in Santo Domingo, Durban and New Delhi. Domestically, he was Burma desk officer, a career development officer in the Bureau of Human Resources and a senior watch officer in the Operations Center. He currently manages the Office of Fraud Prevention Programs for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Glazeroff was born in Detroit, Michigan; grew up in Newburgh, New York; and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Harvard College and a master’s degree in teach- ing biology from Brown University. DEAN HAAS RETIREE REPRESENTATIVE Dean J. Haas is a part-time training consul- tant and leadership coach at the Foreign Service Institute. He also maintains a private coaching practice, DJH Coaching. A member of the Foreign Service from 1987 to 2011, Haas was consul general in Ciudad Juarez and deputy chief of mission at Embassy Ljubljana. Domestically, he served as executive director of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, director of the Entry Level Division of the Bureau of Human Resources and deputy executive secretary on the National Security Council staff. Haas holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California-San Diego and is cer- tified as both a professional co-active coach and an associate coach. MARGARET D. HAWTHORNE STATE REPRESENTATIVE Margaret “Nini” Hawthorne is director of the Crisis Management Training Division at the Foreign Service Institute. She previ- ously served as the deputy chief of mission at Embassy Belmopan, head of the political external unit at Embassy Moscow, senior France desk officer and director of regional affairs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hawthorne holds a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University, master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and the International College of the Armed Forces, and a bachelor’s degree from Denison University. AMBASSADOR AL LA PORTA RETIREE REPRESENTATIVE During 38 years in the Foreign Service, Ambassador (ret.) Al La Porta served as ambassador to Mongolia, political adviser to the commander of NATO forces in Southern Europe, executive director to the special envoy for the Multilateral Assistance Initiative and director of the Office of Cambodian Genocide Investigations.Within AFSA, he was vice president for State and president. La Porta currently serves part-time as a senior shift director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and advises the U.S. Pacific Command, the U.S. Africa Command and the Joint Staff/J7. He earned a bachelor’s degree fromGeorgetown University and master’s degrees fromNewYork University and the National War College.