The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) in collaboration with Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee cordially invites you to join us for an amazing program entitled “The Ancient Alexandria Library Anew for the 21st Century” presented by Ms. Heba ElRafey Director of Public Relations and International Communications for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the […]
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Divorce is a Process, Not an Event: Resources
Summertime can be a trigger to big change for those with a marriage on the rocks. According to Brian Serafini and Julie Brines’ recent research at the University of Washington, divorce filings pick over the summer, especially in August. The authors evoke many reasons in the study as vacations are so stressful, they drive the […]
Foreign Affairs Day 2019
This year, Foreign Affairs Day was celebrated on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the US Department of State. Many Foreign Service community members got together and exchanged ideas on the current state of diplomacy and foreign affairs. Major General Jacques Paul Klein was awarded the Foreign Service Cup by DACOR. Many informative seminars took place […]
Ambassador Dialogue Series
Ambassador Dialogue Series — Sustained Dialogue Institute — Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the Sustained Dialogue Institute (SDI) in collaboration with the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, as part of the Ambassador Dialogues, presented his Excellency Daniel Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland to […]
Boni Pueri Czech Boys Choir Delights State Department Audience
AAFSW members and guests, members of the diplomatic community, and State Department employees enjoyed a special musical treat on May 8: a performance of the famous Boni Pueri Czech Boys Choir at the State Department’s Dean Acheson Auditorium. The concert began in darkness, with the boys processing in wearing golden robes and carrying small lights, […]
Reflections on Protocol and Design Over Recent Decades
Monday, June 10th at 10:30 a.m. Burns Auditorium, Marshall Center Department of State AAFSW cordially invite you to join us for a wonderful and enlightening program by a loved and admired couple. Ambassador Lloyd Nelson Hand, former chief of Protocol under President LBJ, and a current member of the Council of American Ambassadors, and Ann […]
Volunteer with FSHub.org!
Exciting Volunteer Opportunity to Manage Key Online Resource Can be done from overseas! We’re looking for a self-motivated volunteer who is willing to serve the entire Foreign Service community by managing the Foreign Service Hub, FSHub.org. The Hub gathers all Foreign Service resources, governmental, non-profit, social media and informal, into one convenient website. It has […]
Weight Loss Strategies for Lasting Success
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. AAFSW Community Room Level G-1, 4001 North Ninth Street, Arlington, VA, 22203, 703-820-5420 A healthy lunch is included! (Please let us know about any dietary restrictions when you RSVP.) Would you like to lose 10, 20 pounds or more in a healthy, sustainable way? Do you […]