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AAFSW Membership Information
Why should you join? Click here to see what current AAFSW members have to say!
- Who can join AAFSW?
- What does membership cost?
- What does my membership fee include?
- Why should I join AAFSW?
- How do I join AAFSW?
- How do I renew my membership?
Regular membership in AAFSW is open to all employees of the U.S. foreign affairs agencies and their adult family members who have served or are subject to serve at a U.S. diplomatic mission. From its origin as a group of female spouses, AAFSW has expanded its membership to include the whole Foreign Service community, active and retired.
Conditional membership in AAFSW is for those in the process of
being hired by one of the U.S. foreign affairs agencies. If you have an
offer of employment, but are waiting for your medical or security clearances,
this category is for you and your adult family members. Conditional memberships
are converted to regular memberships as soon as you notify the AAFSW office
that you have begun training. If you are not converted within one year,
the membership is ended.
Associate membership in AAFSW is for those friends of AAFSW who
wish to attend our fascinating speaker programs in the State Department
diplomatic reception rooms. Associate members must attach a letter of
sponsorship from a current AAFSW member in good standing to their applications,
and that sponsorship must be re-established yearly.
Regular Membership:
$40 for one year
$80 for two years
$110 for three years
$135 for four years
$160 for five years
Conditional Membership: $40 for one year
Associate Membership: $45 for one year
What does my membership fee include?
Membership fees and donations support all of AAFSW's activities including the administration of this website and Livelines, our online email community. Regular members receive full benefits including our Global Link newsletter, access to scholarships for high-school seniors and adult continuing education, invitations to our speaker programs, and the ability to advertise in the classified ad section of Global Link and on our website. In addition, regular and conditional members have access by password to the Members Only Section of this website, which includes Livelines FAQs, a printable AAFSW member directory, email directory, message board, and archived issues of Global Link, with plans for more features to come soon! Associate members receive our Global Link newsletter and have access to our speaker programs. For more information about AAFSW activities, see our Member Activities page.
AAFSW is committed to sustain and support the Foreign Service community worldwide, but we need members like you to continue our tradition of service. AAFSW has a proud history of accomplishments that have benefited the Foreign Service community--including this website and Livelines, which provide a communication link for Foreign Service families around the world. For more information about our accomplishments, see our Record of Achievement.
Consider what Terri Williams, our President, has to say: "I feel
passionately that this group has the capacity to make a difference in
Foreign Service living. Traversing a career path that has some of the
most rewarding opportunities and challenging sidebars as this one takes
some extra effort, especially in the world of today. AAFSW provides a
place where that lifestyle can be celebrated and enriched, where questions
can be raised and confronted, where wisdom can be shared and passed on.
It provides an umbrella for action. I wouldn't miss being part of it!"
Click
here to apply online for a Regular or Conditional Membership!
Following approval of your online application, you will receive instructions by email on how to pay for your membership by mailing in a check, or by paying online with your credit card.
If you would prefer to apply by mail, click the links below to print out a membership application form and send it with a check or money order to the address listed on the form.
Click
here to open a printable Regular or Conditional Membership application
form!
Click
here to open a printable application for Associate Membership!
Send your application to:
Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide
5555 Columbia Pike
Suite 208
Arlington, VA 22204-3117
Tel: 703-820-5420
Fax: 703-820-5421
Email: office@aafsw.org
If you are already a member and would like to renew, print out this membership renewal form and mail it with your payment to the address above. Or, click here to enter the member's only section and renew your membership online. (If you have forgotten the password, contact office@aafsw.org for a reminder.)
For more information on AAFSW membership, contact us at membership@aafsw.org.