The Foreign Service Journal, December 2015

96 DECEMBER 2015 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) 1) Publication Title: The Foreign Service Journal 2) Publication No. 01463543 3) Filing Date: October 1, 2015 4) Issue Frequency: Monthly with January/February and July/August combined 5) Number of Issues Published Annually: 10 6) Annual Subscription Price: $50.00 7) Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 8) Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters of General Business Officer of Publisher: 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 9) Full Name and Complete Mailing Address of Publisher, Editor and Managing Editor: Publisher: American Foreign Service Association, 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990; Editor: Shawn Dorman, 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990; Managing Editor: Susan B. Maitra, 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 10) Owner: American Foreign Service Associ- ation, 2101 E Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20037-2990 11) Known Bondholders, Mortgages, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other Securities: None 12) For Completion by Nonprofit Organizations Authorized to Mail at Special Rates: The Purpose, Function and Nonprofit Status of this Organization and the Exempt Status for Federal Income Tax Purposes: (1) Has not changed during preceding 12 months 13) Publication’s Name: The Foreign Service Journal 14) Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September 2015 16) Extent and Nature of Circulation: Average Number of Copies of Each Issue During Preceding 12 months: A.Total Number of Copies: 18,300 B. Paid and/or Requested Circulation: (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carri- ers, Street Vendors and Counter Sales: 0 (2) Mail Subscription: 17,252 C.Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 17,252 D. Free Distribution by Mail (Samples, Complimentary and Other Free): 490 E. Free Distribution Outside the Mail: 440 F.Total Free Distribution: 930 G.Total Distribution: 18,182 H. Cop- ies Not Distributed (1) Office Use, Leftovers and Spoiled: 118 (2) Returns fromNews Agents: 0 I.Total: 18,300 J. Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 95% Actual Number of Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: A.Total Number of Copies: 18,270 B. Paid and/or Requested Circula- tion: (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors and Counter Sales: 0 (2) Mail Subscrip- tion: 16,975 C.Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 16,975 D. Free Distribution by Mail (Samples, Complimentary and Other Free): 520 E. Free Distribution Outside the Mail: 450 F.Total Free Distribu- tion: 970 G.Total Distribution: 17,945 H. Copies Not Distributed: (1) Office Use, Leftover, Spoiled: 325 (2) Returns fromNews Agents: 0 Total: 18,270 Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation: 95%. I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. (signed) Susan B. Maitra, Managing Editor ACT Testing Dates Spring 2016 (register online at www.act.org) Feb. 6—register by Jan. 8 Apr. 9—register by March 4 June 11—register by May 6 Only some of the ACT test dates offer an optional writing test. Whether you take this test depends on the requirements of the colleges you are interested in. If you are a good writer, it’s advisable to take the ACT that offers the writing test. Please note that the ACT is not offered on all dates in all countries. Plan well ahead of time!