The Foreign Service Journal, October 2013

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2013 53 AFSA NEWS AFSA and AFGE Screen the Historic Film, “The March” On Aug. 22, AFSA was pleased to partner with the American Federation of Government Employees for a screening of the 1964 U.S. Information Agency documentary, “The March,” in the State Department’s Marshall Auditorium. The film chronicles the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The screening was organized as part of the many events commemorat- ing the 50th anniversary of that historic occasion. AFSA President Bob Silverman and State Depart- ment Vice President Matthew Asada both spoke prior to the screening, as did AFGE First Vice President Tony Bishop. AFSA and AFGE collaborated on this event to highlight the role unions played in organiz- ing the march. We were hon- ored to have retired Foreign Service officers Peter Kovach and Robert White join us at the screening. Both gentle- men took part in the march 50 years ago. n The National Mall was filled with protesters during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. NATIONALPUBLICRADIOARCHIVES Sixty-Plus continued from page 43 we can offer the intangible benefits of judgment and measure, which such a capable and experienced group of colleagues brings to the artful job of making foreign assistance produc- tive and rational.  Last, on a more mundane level, the photo simply shows that we are living longer and therefore, need to work longer.  It was a singular pleasure serving with these officers in this important country and program.    Regards, Peter F. Kranstover Cedarburg, Wisconsin n Top row, left to right: Al Merkel, Chuck Cutshall, Tim Moore, Kathrin Lauer, Ray Morten, Dale Lewis, Abdul Rahman, myself. Second row: Peter Hubbard, Alan Davis, Ross Hagen, Ray Lynch, Curt Wolters, Joe Tritchler, Pam Mazer. Front row: Elaine Grigsby, Mission Director Jock Conly, Deputy Mission Director Rodger Garner, John Morgan. Not pictured: Steve Crabtree, Darlene Cutshall, Geoff Lohsl, Geoff Minott and Martin Schulman. PHOTOBYMARIYAKANWAL Registering to Become a Reemployed Annuitant (WAE) The State Department’s Bureau of Human Resources is pleased to announce changes that will allow you to express interest in working as a reem- ployed annuitant within the Global Employment Management System self-service pages. This self- service process will provide additional functionality to both the application and the hiring processes. This change will be effective immediately. The process to register is as follows: • On iNet, under Employee Resources, click on HR Portal, then GEMS Self-Service. • The Employee Information section located under the Employee Self-Service tab is divided into sec- tions. Scroll down to the section titled: Reemployed Annuitant Global Registry. • A Reemployed Annuitant Global Registry link has been added that will take you to the new page titled Reemployed Annuitant Global Registry from which you can indicate if you would like to be considered for Domestic or both Overseas and Domestic work. If you are a current retiree and do not have sys- tem access, please contact HRSC (outside the U.S.) at 1 (843) 308-5539 or HRSC@state.gov. If you need help, please contact HRHelpDesk@state.gov. NEWS BRIEF