The Foreign Service Journal, October 2007

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E-mail: jpiekney@yahoo.com Web site: www.movetonorthernvirginia.com VACATION GIFTS! GIFT CARDS! Shipped to pouch or stateside addresses. Shop www.datgifts.com for great selections of gifts, collectibles, home, garden and sea- sonal decor. $10, $25, $50 Gift Cards Questions? E-mail: datgifts@yahoo.com WHAT DO THESE EMBASSIES HAVE IN COMMON? Baghdad, Moscow, Madrid, Amman, Kabul, Panama City, Caracas, Beijing, Warsaw, Doha, Seoul. Each has ordered multiple copies of Inside a U.S. Embassy , a valuable outreach tool for the Foreign Service. Shouldn’t your embassy have copies, too? Only $12.95. Discounts available for quan- tity orders. Go to www.afsa.org/inside for more information and to order, call (847) 364-1222 or fax (847) 364-1268. Send questions to embassybook@afsa.org . LAND FOR SALE near Covington, Virginia. Lot sizes range from 10 to 25 acres and are ready to build on. Contact Steve at Hartman Log Homes at (540) 371-6962 or hartmanloghomes@yahoo.com . 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Walk to beaches, bistros, shops. Near Malaga International Airport. $550/week. Tel: (703) 998-7727 E-mail: olgeanna@verizon.net VACATION PLACE AN AD AAFSW BOOKFAIR IS FINALLY HERE! Mark your calendars! Get a head start on buying holiday gifts! BOOKFAIR will be open Friday, Oct. 12, from 2-5 p.m. for employees, spouses and escorted guests. It continues Oct. 15-19 for this same group of people. During two weekends, Oct. 13-14 and Oct. 20-21, BOOKFAIR is open to the public from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event takes place in the Exhibit Hall of the Harry S Truman Building. Access is through the C Street entrance. VISA, MASTERCARD and personal checks accepted. For questions please contact AAFSW at aafsw.bookroom@erols.org or Tel: (202) 223 5796. Details are also available on www.aafsw.org . Proceeds are used to support Foreign Service student scholarships and community projects.