The 9th annual Around the World Virtual 5k starts April 1, 2023 and lasts until the end of the
month! For the last nine years, embassy members and teams have trained to run or walk for a
5k at any time during the month of April.
Congratulations to Dr. Joanna Athanasopoulos Owen for receiving the 2022 AAFSW Dorman Award. An active AAFSW Art and Book Fair Volunteer since 2014, Dr. Joanna Athanasopoulos Owen served as the elected AAFSW President from 2016 to 2020. As a trained geophysicist, gemologist, and environmental management consultant who seeks collaboration with local universities at post, Joanna…
AAFSW recently had the pleasure of learning more about the newest Director General of the Foreign Service, Marcia Bernicat, her goals for her tenure as Director General, where she sees the State Department in the future, and more. Check out our interview with her, below. AAFSW: How have you found your first months as Director General? …
On November 17, 2022, The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) hosted the 32nd Annual Secretary of State Awards (SOSA) Ceremony for Outstanding Volunteering Abroad in the sumptuous Benjamin Franklin Room. Deputy Secretary of State Brian P. McKeon commended the winners’ exemplary service and presented the awards at the ceremony, saying: “SOSA awards recognize U.S. government employees, family members,…
Ms. Kahazar Ibrahim, the wife of His Excellency Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim, hosteda cultural event at the residence of Azerbaijan, in Washington, DC, on December 2,2022. This event marked the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan establishing diplomaticrelations with the United States, a “relationship built on trust and friendship.” SheilaSwitzer, AAFSW Program Chair, cordially invited AAFSW’s members to join…
Curl up with a good book this holiday season! Enjoy the final selection of Martine’s Must-Reads: 1. What Child is This?: Inspired by Conan Doyle’s ‘The Blue Carbuncle’, Sherlock Holmes solves two brand new Christmas mysteries in Victorian London (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure) (Book 5) By Bonnie Macbird It’s Christmas time in London, and…
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