The Foreign Service Journal, December 2008

72 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / DE C EMB E R 2 0 0 8 A F S A N E W S CLASSIFIEDS SHOPPING TRANSPORTATION 110 / 220 VOLT TRANSFORMERS, MULTI-SYSTEMTV, ETC. VISIT EMBASSY SHOWROOM 5810 Seminary Road Falls Church, VA 22041 Tel: (703) 845-0800 E-mail: embassy@embassy-USA.com CRAVINGGROCERIESFROMHOME? We ship non-perishable groceries to you via the Dulles mail-sorting facility or your choice of U.S. shipping facility. www.lowesfoodstogo.com Choose the store listed under the “Overseas” heading, choose “pickup” with a note providing the mailing address and shipping restrictions. You will receive a con- firmation e-mail from your Personal Shopper. REAL ESTATE PET MOVING MADE EASY. Club Pet International is a full-service animal shipper specializing in domestic and international trips. Club Pet is the ultimate pet-care boarding facility in the Washington Metropolitan area. Tel: (703) 471-7818 or (800) 871-2535. 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MARY’S UNIVERSITY in San Antonio is attempting to update its records for grad- uates who are serving in U.S. foreign affairs agencies. Department of State records are incomplete, but St. Mary’s approximate count is 24 State FSOs and three from Commerce. An e-mail to escassa@stmarytx.edu would be appreciated. Privacy Act will be honored. ST. MARY’S UNIV. IN TEXAS MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGY: Retired FSO, now experienced researcher, will obtain local documents for your family history project. Whether your ancestors came on the Mayflower or fled the Potato Famine, I'll track down copies of Mass. birth/marriage/ death records, obituaries, naturalization docu- ments, etc. Find out if those family legends are true! Reasonable rates, free initial con- sultation. E-mail: ma.pilgrim@gmail.com GENEALOGY NOW ONLINE: E-CLASSIFIEDS! www.afsa.org/classifieds AFSA members can go directly to our Web site and post their ads safely and securely. The ad placement is for two weeks. 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