The Foreign Service Journal, October 2006

80 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / OC T OB E R 2 0 0 6 A F S A N E W S CLASSIFIEDS FURNISHED LUXURY APARTMENTS: Short/long-term. Best locations: Dupont Circle, Georgetown. Utilities included. All price ranges/sizes. Parking available. Tel: (202) 296-4989. E-mail: rlicht@starpower.net FULLY-FURNISHED APARTMENTS: Arlington, Va. Two blocks to Rosslyn Metro. Short/long-term rental. Everything included. $1,700 Studio, $2,000 1 BR. Includes all util- ities and a parking space. Please contact Theodore at Tel: (703) 973-9551, or E-mail: tsadick@verizon.net TEMPORARY HOUSING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WJD MANAGEMENT IS competitively priced, of course. However, if you are con- sidering hiring a property management firm, don’t forget the old saying, “You get what you pay for.” All of us at WJD have worked for other property management firms in the past, and we have learned what to do and, more importantly, what not to do, from our expe- riences at these companies. 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E-mail: chezbarb@aol.com REAL ESTATE $1,960 PARTIALLY FURNISHED 2- BEDROOM, 2.5 baths west Alexandria. Comes with living-room electronic center, 26" TV, some shelving, dresser, several walk-in closets. Full balcony. All amenities including washer-dryer, fully-equipped kitchen, gor- geous uncrowded pool, indoor parking. Staffed 24/7 front desk. 100 yards to Metrobus. Prefer commitment of one year or longer. John at Tel: (703) 850-9245, e-mail: jsdemott@comcast.net CAPITOL HILL, FURNISHED housing: 1-3 blocks to Capitol. Nice places, great loca- tion. Well below per diem. Short term ok. Tel: (202) 544-4419. Web site: www.capitolhillstay.com MOVING BACK TO D.C. area? FSO HOME FOR RENT INCheverly, MD: Nice yard and 20 min. walk to Cheverly Metro, 2 min- utes by bus, 10 minutes to downtown DC. Easy commute to State or USAID. 4 bed- rooms, 1.5 baths, yard, detached garage, screened porch and office space. E-mail: randerson@mmirentals.com JOANN PIEKNEY/RE/MAX REAL- TORS: Complete professional dedication to residential sales in Northern Virginia. I pro- vide you with personal attention. Over 24 years’ real estate experience and Foreign Service overseas living experience. JOANN PIEKNEY. Tel: (703) 624-1594. Fax: (703) 757-9137. E-mail: jpiekney@yahoo.com Web site: www.movetonorthernvirginia.com WASHINGTON STATE ISLANDS: Spectacular views, wonderful community, cli- mate, boating, hiking. Access to Seattle & Vancouver, B.C. Former FSO Jan Zehner, WindermereReal Estate/Orcas Island. Tel: (800) 842-5770. E-mail: janz@rockisland.com Web site: www.orcashomes.net BASEMENT FOR RENT with separate entrance in quiet single-family house in Ft. Washington, MD. For one professional, non- smoker, no pets. Monthly rent is $650, plus security deposit, all utilities included. 1.5 bath, kitchen, washer-dryer, cable, back yard, street parking, half-mile from 495, 4 blocks from Metro, fenced-in yard in quiet residential area. Call (202) 327-3641. E-mail: lt336_@hotmail.com BETH S. SLAVET has joined the law firm of Beins, Axelrod, Gleason &Gibson, P.C. and is again handling Foreign Service cases. Ms. Slavet was formerly Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Member of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (1995-2003) and labor counsel to the U.S. Senate and Labor and Human Resources Committee. Prior to that, she represented Foreign and Civil service employees for many years before the Grievance Board and in federal court. As counsel to the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812 (1980- 1984), she drafted and litigated many regu- lations implementing the Foreign Service Act of 1980. She can be reached at Beins, Axelrod, Gleason & Gibson, P.C., 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel: (202) 328-7222, E-mail: bslavet@beinsaxelrod.com . EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS REPRE- SENTING FS officers in grievances, perfor- mance, promotion and tenure, financial claims, discrimination and disciplinary actions. We represent FS officers at all stages of the proceedings from an investigation, issuance of proposed discipline, or the initiation of a grievance, through to a hearing before the FSGB. We provide experienced, timely and knowledgeable advice to employees from junior untenured officers through the Senior FS, and often work closely with AFSA. Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman. Tel: (202) 331-9260. Email: attorneys@kcnlaw.com . LEGAL SERVICES TEMPORARY HOUSING