A Musical Thanksgiving Feast on November 24

AAFSW’s Tripartite Musical Program on November 24, held at the George Marshall Auditorium at the State Department, was a feast for the heart and soul. The program began with with distinguished Spanish Maestro Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Director of the Georgetown University Orchestra in DC, whose illustrated lecture introduced us to twenty-first century orchestras and conductors. Mr….

AAFSW Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the SOSA Awards

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA). Inspiring clips from interviews with former Secretary of State James Baker, Susan Baker, SOSA winners [Foreign Service employees and family members] with projects in Kigali, Chennai, Abuja and Madrid, AAFSW leaders, and a charismatic official from the Nigerian Ministry of…

In Memoriam – June Byrne Spencer, First AAFSW President, Dies

June Byrne Spencer (age 98) died peacefully in her home in Chevy Chase, MD, on October 13. Born and raised in Bay City, Texas, she came to Washington to attend Arlington Hall School. She worked for the federal government during the New Deal years, and as a State Department employee she was posted to Madrid…

AAFSW Interviews 2015 CCE-EFM Winner Stephanie C. Arnold

Stephanie Arnold: “A Firm Believer in the Value of EFM Employment”   Stephanie Arnold, former Human Resources Officer (HRO) and Financial Management Officer in Dublin, will receive AAFSW’s 2015 Champions of Career Enhancement for EFMs (CCE-EFM) Award on November 10. The award includes a cash stipend of $750. We interviewed Ms. Arnold by e-mail about…