The Foreign Service Journal, November 2009

Make a Combined Federal Campaign Gift and Support AFSA, Too! Each fall the State Department kicks off the Combined Federal Campaign for workplace charitable donations. Please designate #11759 and #10646 on your CFC pledge card to support AFSA! The AFSA Scholarship Fund (CFC #11759) provides need-based scholarships and merit awards to Foreign Service children to help meet their college expenses. For more information, visit www.afsa.org/scholar/ CFC11759.cfm. The Fund for American Diplomacy (CFC #10646) educates the public (everyone from Congress to business leaders to students) on the importance of diplomacy and a strong U.S. Foreign Service. To find out more, visit www.afsa.org/CFCFAD.cfm. AFSA Interns – Hail and Farewell AFSA welcomes new interns Amanda Anderson (editorial intern, from the University of Maryland at College Park), Lotte Reijmer (advertising intern, from Han University, Arn- hem, The Netherlands) and Jennifer Durina (public affairs intern, from The George Washington University), and bids a fond farewell to summer interns Mark Hay (editorial intern, from Columbia University), Tyson Halseth (advertising in- tern, from the University of California at Santa Barbara), Claire Halbrook (retiree intern, from the University of California at San Diego) and Chelsea Hollstein (public affairs intern, from GWU). We are fortunate to have such a hard- working, congenial group of interns at AFSA. 50 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S AFSA NEWS BRIEFS Life in the Foreign Service ■ BY BRIAN AGGELER Staff: Executive Director Ian Houston: houston@afsa.org Business Department Controller Kalpna Srimal: srimal@afsa.org Accounting Assistant Cory Nishi: cnishi@afsa.org Accounting and Administration Assistant Alicia Campi: campi@afsa.org Labor Management General Counsel Sharon Papp: papps@state.gov Labor Management Attorney Zlatana Badrich: badrichz@state.gov Labor Management Specialist James Yorke: yorkej@state.gov Grievance Attorney Neera Parikh: parikhna@state.gov Office Manager Christine Warren: warrenc@state.gov USAID Senior Labor Management Adviser Douglas Broome: dbroome@usaid.gov Member Services Member Services Director Janet Hedrick: hedrick@afsa.org Member Services Representative Michael Laiacona: laiacona@afsa.org Web Site & Database Associate Geron Pleasant: webmaster@afsa.org Administrative Assistant Ana Lopez: lopez@afsa.org Communications, Marketing and Outreach Retiree Liaison Bonnie Brown: brown@afsa.org Director of Communications Thomas Switzer: switzer@afsa.org Legislative Director Casey Frary: frary@afsa.org Executive Assistant to the President Austin Tracy: tracy@afsa.org Scholarship Director Lori Dec: dec@afsa.org Professional Issues Coordinator Barbara Berger: berger@afsa.org Exploritas Administrator Bernard Alter: alter@afsa.org Marketing & Outreach Manager Asgeir Sigfusson: sigfusson@afsa.org Governing Board: AFSA HEADQUARTERS: (202) 338-4045; Fax: (202) 338-6820 STATE DEPARTMENT AFSA OFFICE: (202) 647-8160; Fax: (202) 647-0265 USAID AFSA OFFICE: (202) 712-1941; Fax: (202) 216-3710 FCS AFSA OFFICE: (202) 482-9088; Fax: (202) 482-9087 AFSA WEB SITE: www.afsa.org FSJ: journal@afsa.org PRESIDENT: johnson@afsa.org STATE VP: hirschdm@state.gov RETIREE VP: rghoudek@aol.com USAID VP: fzamora@usaid.gov FAS VP: henry.schmick@fas.usda.gov FCS VP: keith.curtis@mail.doc.gov AFSA News Editor Francesca Kelly : kelly@afsa.org (202) 338-4045, ext. 516; Fax: (202) 338-8244 On the Web : www.afsa.org/fsj and www.fsjournal.org How to Contact Us: PRESIDENT: Susan R. Johnson STATE VP: Daniel Hirsch USAID VP: Francisco Zamora FAS VP: Henry Schmick FCS VP: Keith Curtis RETIREE VP: Robert Houdek SECRETARY: F.A. “Tex” Harris TREASURER: Andrew Winter STATE REPS: Carleton Bulkin, Jorge Delfin, Mary Glantz, Les Hickman, Joyce Namde, Julia Stewart, Mike Unglesbee, Sharon White, Teresa Yata USAID REP: Michael Henning FCS REP: Rebecca Balogh FAS REP: Melinda Sallyards IBB REP: Al Pessin RETIREE REPS: Janice Bay, Robert (Bill) Farrand, David Passage, Molly Williamson AFSA Scholarship Application Deadline Is Feb. 6 High school seniors and college undergradu- ates who are children of Foreign Service employ- ees (active-duty, retired and deceased) are eligible to apply for one-time-only AFSA Academic/Art Merit Awards and need-based AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships. Awards range from $1,000 to $3,500. The submission deadline is Feb. 6. For complete details, as well as application forms, please visit www.afsa.org/scholar/ or contact Lori Dec at dec@afsa.org , (202) 944-5504, or toll-free at (800) 704-2372, ext. 504. Unfortunately, grandchildren of Foreign Service retirees are not eligible for these scholarships.