The Foreign Service Journal, September 2019

60 SEPTEMBER 2019 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS JOSHUA C . ARCH I BALD STATE REPRESENTATIVE Joshua Archibald is the deputy director of the Office of Economic Policy and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. Before that he was the deputy director of the International Nar- cotics and Law Enforcement office in San Salvador, where he led the fight against MS-13, corruption and impunity. He was also a special assistant for the under secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment; the State Department’s lead officer on the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States; and manager of the internal unit in the politi- cal-military office of Embassy Baghdad. His other diplomatic assignments include Laos, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Italy. Born and raised in California’s Bay Area, Mr. Archibald earned a bachelor’s degree in international economics and German from U.C. Davis, and a master’s degree from George- town University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is mar- ried (as part of a “tandem”) with three children. MATTHEW DOLBOW STATE REPRESENTATIVE Matthew Dolbow is studying Japanese at the Foreign Service Institute in preparation for his assignment as consul general in Naha. He previously served as chief of staff in the National Security Council and in the National Economic Council’s international economics office, counselor for economic and social affairs at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City, economic strategy unit chief at Embassy Beijing and as spokesperson for Consulate General Hong Kong. Mr. Dolbow completed his bachelor’s degree at the Univer- sity of Chicago and a master’s degree in public administration at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government via the Foreign Service Institute’s University Economic Training position. He enjoys mentoring and leadership development and aims to contribute to department efforts to promote a resil- ient workforce. Outside of the office, he races cars and enjoys studying art, design, architecture, music and film. He and his wife, Judy, recently welcomed their first child into the Foreign Service family. LORRA I NE SHERMAN USAID REPRESENTATIVE Lorraine Sherman is a Foreign Service offi- cer with USAID, where she currently serves as senior adviser to the Office of Transition Initiatives. Previously, Ms. Sherman served as a congressional liaison officer with the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs. She also served as an executive officer in Nairobi, Kabul and Pristina. A decorated U.S. Army veteran, Ms. Sherman holds a bach- elor’s degree from Rutgers University, a law degree from Bos- ton University School of Law and a master’s degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies, part of the Command and General Staff College. She served on the AFSA Governing Board from 2015 to 2017. MARY PARR I SH FAS ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE Mary Rose Parrish is the deputy director for Multilateral Trade Capacity Building Programs at USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Washington, D.C. She just returned from Mexico City where she served as the deputy director of the Agricultural Trade Office, following a tour as agricultural attaché in the Office of Agricultural Affairs. Within FAS, Mary has also worked in the Animal Division and the Global Commodities Analysis Division. Prior to FAS, Mary worked at the World Bank in the Central America Management Unit on Sustainable Development and on the Agricultural Risk Management Team. Previously, she was program and membership manager at the Fair Trade Federation. She holds a master’s degree from Georgetown Univer- sity’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, with a concentration in international development, and bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in international politi- cal economy and Latin American studies. She was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She and her husband have one son.