Back in the USA

TEMPORARY (TDY)

HOUSING OPTIONS AND REVIEWS

• AFSA’s Extended Stay Housing Guide
• Direct Billing Housing Survey: Feedback/reviews from Foreign Service community members.
• PCS Lodging Program

PERMANENT (PCS)

OPTIONS FOR RENTING OR BUYING A HOUSE

• AAFSW's Online Housing Office and Classifieds
• FS House Hunters International
• FS Real Estate Investors

FOR RETIREES

• Oral History Interviews (both employees and spouses)
• RNet: The Retirement Network of the U.S. Department of State
• Senior Living Foundation: Support for elderly Foreign Service community members in need.

FOREIGN SERVICE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE DC AREA

• AAFSW Foreign Born Spouses Group: Contact office@aafsw.org or join https://www.facebook.com/groups/AAFSWForeignBornSpouses
• American Foreign Service Association (AFSA): The professional association for Foreign Service employees.
• DACOR: An Association of Foreign Affairs Professionals, formerly stood for Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired; provides speaker events, lunches, networking, scholarships; operates DACOR Bacon House.
• GLIFAA: Formerly stood for Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, serves LGBT+ and allies.
• Summer Camp Resources: Are you transitioning back to the U.S. this summer or currently in the D.C. metro area with kids? It’s not too early to begin researching summer activities for your children. As a helpful starting point, check out some of the Summer Camp resources on GCLO’s Education and Youth webpage. Find a variety of options including links to art, sports, academic, and special needs camps in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

DC WITH CHILDREN

• Childcare resources: This list has been compiled by our volunteers in good faith but is not an endorsement of any establishment on the list. If you have reasons to believe one should be removed from the list, or better yet, if you wish to supply additional resources, please send a message here.
• Beltway Bambinos
• Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF)
• Kid Trips
• KidfriendlyDC
• Summer Camp Resources: Are you transitioning back to the U.S. this summer or currently in the D.C. metro area with kids? It’s not too early to begin researching summer activities for your children. As a helpful starting point, check out some of the Summer Camp resources on GCLO’s Education and Youth webpage. Find a variety of options including links to art, sports, academic, and special needs camps in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

TRAINING

• State Department - Transition Center

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDS

• AAFSW's Livelines: An e-mail discussion group, also a platform for housing announcements.
• AAFSW's Online Housing Office and Classifieds
• Trailing Houses Facebook group