The Foreign Service Journal, October 2012

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2012 11 Adele was involved with the American Aid Society from 1980 until her death, serving as its president for more than 20 years. Each November, she gave a summary of the year’s activities on the occasion of the ambassador’s reading of the president’s official Thanksgiving proclamation. Founded in 1922 and housed in the consular section of Embassy Paris, the American Aid Society provides a multi- tude of services that the U.S. government cannot. Working closely with the embas- sy’s American Services section and private organizations like the American Church and the American Cathedral, it assists elderly American residents of France with housing, medical needs and much more. The Society also reunites Americans with lost belongings and advises them on deal- ing with the French bureaucracy. After 9/11 the AAS worked tirelessly under Adele Annis’ leadership to assist stranded Americans, coordinate offers of assistance from the French and communi- cate with concerned families in the United States. Her dedication and spirit will be missed by the many people she helped. Carman Cunningham FSO, retired San Rafael, Calif. CORRECTIONS Due to a production error, the Table of Contents in the September Journal incorrectly lists Tyler Sparks as the author of both the Speaking Out column and the FS Know-How column that immediately follows. In fact, the latter piece was written by Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister. In addition, the author ID for Tyler Sparks’ Speaking Out column should have said that he entered the Foreign Service in 2005, not 2008. We regret the errors. n