The Foreign Service Journal, October 2021

AFSA NEWS 72 OCTOBER 2021 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA Welcomes New Staff Members AFSA is excited to introduce two new staff members: Amber Dukes, executive assistant to AFSA President Eric Rubin, and Erin Oliver, our new membership opera- tions coordinator. Amber comes to us from the Brigham Young University Army ROTC program, where she served as program man- ager. There, she was respon- sible for financial and human resource management, as well as strengthening the relationship between the university and the Army. Raised in Arizona, Amber holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young Univer- sity, where she majored in international relations with an emphasis on European politics. She was an intern in the consular affairs section of U.S. Consulate General Milan. Amber has a passion for finding innovative solutions and traveling to new loca- tions. She also enjoys scuba diving, luge, walking her two dogs and renovating homes. Erin, who hails from Seat- tle, Washington, is excited to help AFSA’s Foreign Service members across the globe. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentra- tion in international strategy and diplomacy and a minor in Middle East studies from Brigham Young University. She previously studied politi- cal systems and religion as a research assistant in the Middle East, and interned for Atlas Corps in Washington, D.C. Erin lives in Washington, D.C., and loves playing ten- nis. Her favorite places to travel are Rome, Italy, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. She looks forward to traveling again after the pandemic to visit family and friends living abroad. Welcome aboard, Amber and Erin! n Executive Assistant Amber Dukes. Membership Operations Coordinator Erin Oliver.