The Foreign Service Journal, October 2005

2 AFSA NEWS • OCTOBER 2005 AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service n BY BRIAN AGGELER, FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER Briefs • Continued on page 8 Katrina Relief: How You Can Help On Sept. 8, the Internal Revenue Service announced a program to allow federal employees to trade in their annual leave or sick days in exchange for cash to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. AFSA is working with the foreign affairs agencies to set up a mechanism for Foreign Service employees to participate in the leave donation program. We will let you know when this has been set up and how to donate. In addition, if you would like to donate to the State Department’s Employees Emergency Fund to support the families of col- leagues in the hurricane-hit area, send a check (payable to the U.S. Department of State, designation for Employees Emergency Fund) to Donna Bordley, Department of State, 2201 C St. NW, RM/CFO, Rm. 7427, Washington, DC 20520. Staff: Executive Director Susan Reardon: reardon@afsa.org Business Department Controller Steven Tipton: tipton@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Jon Reed: reed@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Labor Management Attorney Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov USAID Office Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: asigfusson@usaid.gov Grievance Attorneys Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov an d Joe Slotnick: slotnickj@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Representative Cory Nishi: nishi@afsa.org Web site & Database Associate Meijing Shan: shan@afsa.org Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Outreach Programs Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Congressional Affairs Director Ken Nakamura: nakamura@afsa.org Corporate Relations/Executive Assistant Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Retiree Recruitment Coordinator Norma Reyes: reyes@afsa.org Elderhostel Coordinator Janice Bay: bay@afsa.org AFSA HEADQUARTERS: (202) 338-4045; Fax: (202) 338-6820 STATE DEPARTMENT AFSA OFFICE: (202) 647-8160; Fax: (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA OFFICE: (202) 712-1941; Fax: (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA OFFICE: (202) 482-9088; Fax: (202) 482-9087 AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org AFSA E-MAIL: afsa@afsa.org AFSA NEWS: afsanews@afsa.org FSJ: journal@afsa.org PRESIDENT: holmes@afsa.org STATE VP: kashkettsb@state.gov RETIREE VP: 42reuwash@earthlink.net USAID VP: wcarter@usaid.gov FCS VP: donald.businger@mail.doc.gov FAS VP: laura.scandurra@fas.usda.gov AFSA News Editor Shawn Dorman : dorman@afsa.org (202) 338-4045 x 503; Fax: (202) 338-8244 On the Web : www.afsa.org/news How to Contact Us: Governing Board: PRESIDENT: J. Anthony Holmes STATE VICE PRESIDENT: Steven Kashkett USAID VICE PRESIDENT: Bill Carter FCS VICE PRESIDENT: Donald Businger FAS VICE PRESIDENT: Laura Scandurra RETIREE VICE PRESIDENT: David Reuther SECRETARY: Tex Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPRESENTATIVES: Bradford Bell, Brian Cook, Hugh Neighbour, Alan Misenheimer, Joyce Namde, James Roseli and Andrew Young USAID REPRESENTATIVE: Francisco Zamora FCS REPRESENTATIVE: William Center FAS REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Conlon IBB REPRESENTATIVE: Sheldon Daitch RETIREE REPRESENTATIVES: Leonard J. Baldyga, Roger Dankert, Larry Lesser and Gilbert Sheinbaum