CARNIVAL and MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD AAFSW Virtual Webinar via Zoom Tuesday, February 16, 2021 The 2021 celebrations for Carnival and Mardi Gras are fast approaching, and we are all longing to get outside and enjoy these spectacular festivities full of music and dance! This year, the Associates of the American Foreign Service […]
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Virtual Program on Jan. 26
An AAFSW Virtual Presentation By Her Excellency Roya Rahmani Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The AAFSW will start the New Year with our annual Ambassador Speaker Series in collaboration with DACOR-Bacon House. We are delighted to invite you to a very informative and interesting virtual […]
AAFSW and Welcome to Washington present “Understanding American Politics in an Era of Polarization”
A Zoom Presentation by Professor Alexander George Theodoridis, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Wednesday, October 7 at 10:30 a.m. You are cordially invited to a virtual Zoom presentation by Alexander George Theodoridis, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, entitled “Understanding American Politics in an Era of Polarization” on Wednesday, October 7 at […]
Stress Reduction Strategies Virtual Workshop
Stress Reduction Strategies AAFSW Wellness Workshop via Zoom Thursday, April 21 10:15 a.m. Washington DC Time With the current pandemic crisis, we need to apply the entire toolkit of stress reduction strategies in order to stay calm, avoid feeling overwhelmed, and continue to do our best for our families, friends, colleagues and communities. In this […]

EQUALITY FOR WOMEN = PROSPERITY FOR ALL
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN = PROSPERITY FOR ALL Tuesday, May 19, 10:30 am Burns Auditorium , George Marshall Center Department of State We trust that you are all well, and eager to go back soon to your normal activities and see your friends.The situation with the coronavirus, COVID-19, required us to postpone our March and April […]
12th Annual Women’s History Month Panel
Commemoration of the Hard-Won Global Success and Leadership of Women Friday, March 23, 10:30 a.m. Department of State The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) cordially invite you to join us for our 12th Women’s History Month Panel, entitled “Commemoration of the Hard-Won Global Success and Leadership of Women,” which will take […]
March Wellness Workshop: Cultivating Self-Compassion
When you listen to your own thoughts, what do you hear? Do you speak to yourself as a supportive friend would — or is your internal voice more like a hypercritical parent, or even a playground bully? Negative self-talk can reduce our ability to experience joy in everyday life — and even hold us back […]

“Designed for Diplomacy” — The Diplomatic Reception Rooms
The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) cordially invites you to a unique and fascinating cultural program, presented by Marcee Craighill, Director and Curator of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the Department of State. The program will take place on Tuesday, February 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the lower level of the National Museum of […]