On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, the Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF), which this year celebrated the 30th anniversary since its inception, administered the annual Youth Awards Ceremony honoring FSYF Award Winners, AAFSW Merit Award Winners, and AFSA Merit Award Winners. The wonderful ceremony was organized by FSYF and its president, John Naland, whom AAFSW thanks […]
Reflections on Protocol and Design Over Recent Decades: Ambassador Lloyd Nelson Hand, former Chief of Protocol and Ann Hand, Founder of Ann Hand Jewelry and Design The AAFSW gathering was titled “Reflections on Protocol and Design,” but it could have been billed as “Reflections on Long, Happy Marriages” or “Reflections on Serving America” or “Reflections […]
Foreign Affairs Council Meeting Thursday, June 27, 2019 DACOR BACON House Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) — Thursday, June 27, 2019 — DACOR BACON House (l-r) FSYF President John Naland, DACOR President Paul Dening, AAFSW President Dr. Joanna Athanasopoulos Owen, AFSA President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, American Academy of Diplomacy President Ambassador Ronald Neumann, Council of […]
On Thursday, April 11, 2019 we celebrated the retirement of Susan Frost, who served in the Department of State as the Family Liaison Office (FLO) Director since 2013. As the FLO director, Mrs. Frost worked closely with AAFSW to promote Foreign Service Family interests. On March 1, 2018, the Family Liaison Office celebrated the 40th […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 — 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 […]
