The Foreign Service Journal, October 2019

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | OCTOBER 2019 61 AFSA NEWS AFSA Welcomes Newest Consular Fellows and Foreign Commercial Service Classes On Aug. 13, AFSA welcomed 37 members of the 15th Consular Fellows class to its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ambassador (ret.) Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosted the meal, while table hosts included AFSA Director of Professional Policy Issues Julie Nutter, State Overseas Building Operations Director for the Office of Facility Management Keith Hanigan and AFSA Governing Board Member Philip Shull. Seventy- eight percent of the attendees joined AFSA. On Aug. 8, AFSA welcomed 16 members of the latest For- eign Commercial Service class to its headquarters in Wash- ington, D.C. AFSA Director of Professional Policy Issues Julie Nutter hosted the luncheon, while AFSA FCS VP Jay Carreiro and retired FCS Officer James Fluker were on hand to speak with the new Foreign Service members and answer their questions about AFSA and the many ways the association can assist, protect and advocate for them. One hundred percent of the attendees joined AFSA. Welcome to the Foreign Service! n AFSA Governing Board Member Philip Shull (left) talks with members of the 15th Consular Fellows class. Retired Foreign Commercial Service Officer James Fluker talks with members of the latest Foreign Commercial Service class. AFSA/CAMERONWOODWORTH AFSA/DMITRYFILIPOFF