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Realities of Foreign Service Life Vol. 1

Realities of Foreign Service Life Vol. 2

Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volumes 1 and 2: Writers from the Foreign Service community share their first-hand experiences and insights through essays on Foreign Service life. A great gift for newcomers or veterans of the Foreign Service and especially useful for anyone considering a Foreign Service career! Read more about Realities of Foreign Service Life here and order your copy!

 

AAFSW Board/Committee Information

Board Members Name Contact Email
Honorary President Diana Negroponte office@aafsw.org
President Faye Barnes president@aafsw.org
First Vice-President Elaine Neumann vicepresident1@aafsw.org
Second Vice-President Katherine (Katy) Koch vicepresident2@aafsw.org
Secretary to the Board Barbara Ratigan secretary@aafsw.org
Treasurer Lucy Whitley treasurer@aafsw.org
Assistant Treasurer TBA treasurer2@aafsw.org
BookFair Chairperson Mette Beecroft staterep@aafsw.org
Membership Katarina Hamilton membership@aafsw.org
Program Coordinator Barbara Gordon programs@aafsw.org
Public Relations Lesley Dorman publicrelations@aafsw.org
President Emerita Judy Felt judyfelt@aafsw.org
President Emerita Terri Williams terriwilliams@aafsw.org
President Emerita Mette Beecroft staterep@aafsw.org

Administration

Name Contact Email
Office Manager Margaret Teich office@aafsw.org
Bookroom Coordinator Robin Jones bookroom@aafsw.org.
Media Director Kim Furnish editor@aafsw.org
Media Production Manager (Website and Global Link Newsletter) Kelly Bembry Midura

webmaster@aafsw.org
Website Advertising Jeff Porter advertising@aafsw.org
Livelines Moderator Bert Curtis livelines@aafsw.org
Legal Consultant Jennifer Joy Bronk legal@aafsw.org
Services Name Contact Email
Housing Desk

Marguerite Fry
Kay Youngflesh

 housing@aafsw.org
Archivist TBA office@aafsw.org
Oral History Project Jewell Fenzi oralhistory@aafsw.org
Liaisons Name Contact Email
AFSA Liaison Patricia Ryan
Ann LaPorta 		afsarep@aafsw.org
Legislative Liaison Chris Zarr congressrep@aafsw.org
State Dept. Liaison Mette Beecroft staterep@aafsw.org
Senior Living Foundation Liaison Marguerite Anderson office@aafsw.org
Activities Name Contact Email
Art Corner Dianne Bodeen
Marianne Precht		 bookroom@aafsw.org
Bookfair Coordinator Mette Beecroft bookfair@aafsw.org
CLO Association TBA clogroup@aafsw.org
Foreign-Born Spouses' Group Sheila Switzer fbspouses@aafsw.org
French Group Christel MacDonald frenchgroup@aafsw.org
Loans/Adult Education Joan Pryce edloans@aafsw.org
Medical Evacuee Support Judy Smith medevac@aafsw.org
Playgroup Coordinator Jennifer Hoyer playgroup@aafsw.org
Post Representatives TBA postrepresentative@aafsw.org
Scholarships Carolyn Connell scholarships@aafsw.org
SOSA Award Coordinator Cathy Salvaterra sosa@aafsw.org
Women in Transition Nancy Longmyer divorce@aafsw.org