“Inspirations and Aspirations: Using History for our Future” and “Transition and Transformation: How Philanthropy is Changing”

The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) cordially invites you to a very special program featuring two extraordinary women: Pamela Norley, president of Fidelity Charitable®, the #1 public charity in the United States, and Rosie Rios, former Treasurer of the United States, and a Visiting Scholar at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard University. These two remarkable women have excelled as leaders in their respective fields, and are making a significant impact nationally and globally. Their biographies can be found below. This interesting and informative presentation will take place on Monday, November 5th at the Burns Auditorium in the George Marshall Center of the State Department… Read More

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The Foreign Service Youth Foundation’s 2018 Youth Awards Ceremony Honors Six AAFSW Merit Scholarship Recipients

  The recipients of this year’s AAFSW Merit Scholarships were honored at the 2018 Youth Awards Ceremony of the Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF), on July 13 at the State Department’s George C. Marshall Center. Winners of the FSYF Art Contest, Essay Contest, and KidVid Contest were recognized during the ceremony. The winning artwork was displayed in the lobby and through slideshows, and the winning videos were featured in the lobby for all to see. The FSYF Academic Merit Award and Community Service Award winners were honored, and a special Foreign Service Youth Advocacy Award was presented to longtime FSYF founding member Dale Dean. Additionally, Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, President of… Read More

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Upcoming Egyptian Cultural Program

A JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS Science and Technology to Leverage Culture and Cultural Heritage The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) in coordination with the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Washington, DC cordially invite you to a unique and fascinating Cultural program, presented by the distinguished Dr. Yasser ElShayeb from the University of Cairo. The program will take place on Tuesday October 2nd at 10:30 am. in the Burns Auditorium in the George Marshall Center of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Following Dr. ElShayeb’s presentation there will be a traditional Egyptian Tanoura dancer. With the emergence of technologies… Read More

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5 for the Future — A Unique Musical Treat

AAFSW and the Pitch Pipe Foundation hosted a midday concert in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State on August 1, and those who attended were fascinated by what they heard and saw. There were five distinguished instrumental artists who had met each other barely a week before: Er-Gene Kahng from Arkansas (violin), Joel Pagán from Puerto Rico (viola), Dr. Carrie Pierce from Texas (cello), Dr. Wendy Case from Tennessee (violin), and our own 2016 SOSA winner Jennifer Heemstra from Michigan (piano). They performed music by exclusively women composers: rarely heard or newly discovered or recently written pieces for piano quintet. The first selection was a five-movement… Read More

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Around the World Virtual 5K Run/Walk Earns More than $2,000

In April and May 2018, Foreign Service community members in at least 55 cities around the world “competed” in the fourth annual Around the World Virtual 5K, raising a total of $2,264. Individuals and teams ran a 5k in a location of their choice in the month of April. With over 422 participants (not including the four-legged variety), runners posted pictures from Abidjan to Yokohama. This year, the chosen cause was the AAFSW Family Crisis Fund. Started by EFM Sheila Switzer and other volunteers, the fund provides small financial grants to EFMs in need. Often these grants help women facing divorce and lacking a home, a support network, or a… Read More

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