The Foreign Service Journal, October 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2015 61 AFSA NEWS AFSA NEWS DEADLINE: February 28, 2016 The Nomination Process Anyone may propose a superior, peer or subordi- nate—or themselves—for an American Foreign Service Association constructive dissent award. The nomina- tion must be 700 words or fewer, and must include all of the following elements: • The name of the award for which the person is being nominated, along with the nominee’s grade, agency and position; • The nominator’s name, grade, agency and position, along with a description of his or her association with the nominee; and • A justification for nomination that describes the actions and qualities that qualify the nominee for the award. This should cite specific examples demonstrating that he or she has “exhibited extraordinary accomplishment involving initia- tive, integrity, intellectual courage and constructive dissent.” Additional Guidelines • Only career or career-conditional members of the foreign affairs agencies (e.g., State, USAID, FCS, FAS, APHIS or BBG) are eligible. • An individual may be nominated more than once in dif- ferent years for the same award, provided that he or she has never won that award. • The actions attributed to the nominee must have taken place no more than four years prior to the nomination. While messages sent via the State Department Dissent Channel and USAID’s Direct Channel may be cited as the basis of a dissent nomination, they are not necessary. A nomi- nation must be submitted directly to AFSA for consideration. For additional information or to nominate someone using AFSA’s online form, see www.afsa.org/dissent. If you have questions, contact Special Awards and Outreach Coordinator Perri Green at green@afsa.org or (202) 719-9700. n Call for Nominations: AFSA Constructive Dissent Awards AFSA/SHAWNDORMAN