The Foreign Service Journal, November 2010

66 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / NOV EMB E R 2 0 1 0 A F S A N E W S June 2, 2011—Ballots Counted July 15, 2011—New Board Takes Office 2011 Election of AFSA Officers and Constituency Representatives Call for Nominations: This election call, issued in accordance withArticleVII (2)(a) of theAFSAbylaws, constitutes a formal notice to all AFSA members of the opportunity toparticipate in the nomination and election of a new Governing Board. All of the officer and representative positions listed below are for two-year terms beginning July 15, 2011. AFSAbylaws require that all Governing Board members must be resident in the Washington, D.C., area within 60 days of taking office on July 15 and must remain resident in theWashington area through- out their term in office. Positions to Be Filled The officer positions to be filled in this election are: • President • Vice President for State • Vice President for USAID • Vice President for FCS • Vice President for FAS • Vice President for Retirees • Secretary • Treasurer The president and State, USAID and FAS vice presidents are full-time positions detailed toAFSA. The FCS vice president is detailed 50 percent of his or her time to AFSA. These employees are assigned over complement and are eligible for time-in- class extensions. Article V (4)(b) of the AFSA bylaws authorizes a constituency vice president for each constituencywith aminimumof 100 members and one constituency represen- tative position for every 1,000members or fraction thereof. Representatives are re- quired to attend monthly lunchtime boardmeetings andmay volunteer to serve on additional committees. The constituency representative posi- tions to be filled in this election are: • State Department Representatives (10 positions) • USAID Representatives (two posi- tions) • FCS Representative (one position) • FAS Representative (one position) • IBB Representative (one position) • RetiredMemberRepresentatives (four positions) Nomination Procedures 1. Any AFSA member in good stand- ing (i.e., a member whose dues are auto- matically deducted or who has paid dues as of Feb. 1, 2011) may submit names (including his or her own) in nomination for any of the above-mentioned positions forwhich thenominee is eligible. Nomem- ber may nominate more than one person for each officer position or more than the number of representatives established for each constituency. No member’s name mayappearon theballot formore thanone position. 2. In order to be nominated, a person must beamember ingoodstandingbyFeb. 1, 2011, and remain in good standing through the election process and, if elect- ed, for his or her term of office. 3. The Foreign Service Act restricts employees occupying certain positions in the foreignaffairs agencies fromservingon the Governing Board. Only employees in AFSA’s bargaining unitmay serve on theGoverningBoardor nominate others to serve on the board. Therefore, individuals whowill be serving as management officials and confidential employees (asdefinedbelow)whenthenew board takes officeon July 15, 2011, are inel- igible tooccupy a positionon theGovern- ing Board. In addition, management officials and confidential employees may not make nominations for Governing Board posi- tions. 4. For the purpose of the above dis- cussion, management official means an indi- vidual who: is a chief of mission or prin- cipal officer; occupies a position of com- parable importance to chief of mission or principal officer; is serving as a deputy to the foregoing positions; is assigned to the Office of the Inspector General; or is engaged in labormanagement relations or the formulation of personnel policies and programs of a foreign affairs agency. Confidential employees are employees who act in a confidential capacity with respect to an individual who formulates or carries out management policies in labor- management relations. The Foreign Service Act also places a two-year restriction on the movement of ForeignService personnel between certain positions inAFSAandcertainWashington- based jobs in the foreign affairs agencies. Pre-AFSA restrictions: Any individual whohas served: 1) in amanagement posi- tion inWashington inwhichhe or she has engaged in labor-management relations or the formulation of personnel policies and programs; or 2) as a confidential employ- ee (as definedabove)within twoyears prior to takingoffice inAFSA, is ineligible tohold the position of AFSA president or con- stituency vice president. Post-AFSArestrictions: Inaddition, any individual who has held one of the fore- going positions inAFSAmay not serve: 1) in amanagement position inWashington that involves labor-management relations or the formulationof personnel policies and programs; or 2) as a confidential employ- ee, for twoyears after leavingAFSA. Mem- bers should consider these restrictions before deciding whether to run for AFSA GoverningBoardpositions coveredby these restrictions. Please direct questions regarding this issue toSharonPapp, General Counsel, by phone: (202) 647-8160; fax: (202) 647-0265; or e-mail: papps@state.gov . 5.Nominationsmaybe submitted indi- vidually or in slates. To qualify as a slate, a proposed slate must have aminimumof four candidates from at least two constituencies. Slate designations will be noted on the ballot. 6. All nominations must be submitted in writing by letter, cable, fax or e-mail. All written nominations must be addressed to theAFSAElectionsCommit- Initial Call • Continued from page 61