The Foreign Service Journal, October 2009

Support AFSA with a CFC Gift! You can easily support AFSA by designating #11759 and/or #10646 on your Combined Federal Campaign pledge card. This is a great way to support the entire Foreign Serv- ice community. • The AFSA Scholarship Fund (CFC # 11759) provides merit awards and undergraduate need-based scholarships to Foreign Service children to help pay for their college edu- cation. Go to www.afsa.org/scholar/CFC11759.cfm for more information. • The Fund for American Diplomacy (CFC #10646) reaches out to the general public to demonstrate how diplo- macy is our nation’s first line of defense and how the For- eign Service works for America. We target our message to high school and college students, business and community leaders, media and our own FS employees. For more infor- mation, go to www.afsa.org/CFCFAD.cfm. Annual Art and Book Fair It’s that time of year again! The annual Art and Book Fair, sponsored by the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide, offers an opportunity to hunt for bar- gain books and exotic art treasures. The fair will first open its doors from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 16, for all badge holders and escorted guests, continuing for this same group Oct. 19-23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the weekends of Oct. 17-18 and 24-25, the fair is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale takes place in the Exhibit Hall of the Harry S Truman Building. Access is from C Street. Visa, Master- Card and personal checks will be accepted. By special arrangement, Silk Road Imports will sell a variety of im- ported goods on behalf of AAFSW. And the ever-popular Art Corner has been considerably expanded to present a much larger collection of goods from all over the world. 68 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / O C T O B E R 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service ■ BY BRIAN AGGELER Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Accounting and Administration Assistant Alicia Campi: campi@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 Grievance Attorney Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Michael Laiacona: laiacona@afsa.org Web Site & Database Associate Geron Pleasant: webmaster@afsa.org Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Legislative Director Casey Frary: frary@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Elderhostel Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@afsa.org Marketing & Outreach Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org Governing Board: 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 FSJ: journal@afsa.org PRESIDENT: johnson@afsa.org STATE VP: hirschdm@state.gov RETIREE VP: rghoudek@aol.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: henry.schmick@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Francesca Kelly : kelly@afsa.org (202) 338-4045, ext. 516; Fax: (202) 338-8244 On the Web : www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert Houdek SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Carleton Bulkin, Jorge Delfin, Mary Glantz, Les Hickman, Joyce Namde, Julia Stewart, Mike Unglesbee, Sharon White, Teresa Yata USAID REP: Michael Henning FCS REP: Rebecca Balogh FAS REP: Melinda Sallyards IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay, Robert (Bill) Farrand, David Passage, Molly Williamson New FSJ Editorial Board Members Appointed The new AFSA Governing Board has approved the reappointments of TedWilkinson as FSJ Editorial Board Chairman and current board members Joseph Bruns, StephenW. Buck, Julie Gianelloni Connor, Jeff Giauque and George Jones. It also approved the appointments of the following new members: May G. Baptista, D. Ian Hopper, LynnW. Roche, Rima J. Vydmantas and Mary E. Glantz (Governing Board Liaison). The new Editorial Board, which will serve for two years, had its first meeting on Sept. 15. We welcome our new members and also salute the departing members of the current Editorial Board for their dedicated service: Jim DeHart, Laurie Kassman, Yvette Malcioln, David McFarland and Al Pessin.