Please note that this page will be updated. Meet the Honorees of the 2022 Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) “Honor an overseas volunteer; nominate someone today!” This AAFSW appeal was especially effective in 2022, with 23 nominations submitted from around the world. The SOSA awards, administered by AAFSW, were established in…
Thank you! To the members of AAFSW: Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to serve as President of AAFSW for the past two years. While I have been an active board member for the better part of the last decade, I was hesitant to take on this leadership role at first. I knew it…
The American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) has been operating for more than 60 years, since its establishment on March 1, 1960, AAFSW has worked to advocate for the benefit of the American Foreign Service Community and has led new strategies and ideas to enhance the needs of the American foreign affairs community. You will always…
Spring is here! It’s beginning to look like spring here in the Washington, DC area. And that means it’s time for AAFSW scholarships and awards! AAFSW is proud to identify some key services — we call them Community Pillars — which are universally recognized by our members posted across the globe. AAFSW’s Community Pillars include: Art…
Monday, December 13, 2021 – Monday, December 20, 2021 AAFSW Fun For Funds Fundraising Chair Joanna Athanasopoulos Owen, PhD would like to thank all the people who donated wonderful items to AAFSW’s first online auction as well as all the people who bid and bought all the donated items and made AAFSW’s first online…
Our Calendar What’s New ABOUT AAFSW Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW), established in 1960, is a membership-based and accredited 501(c)(3) association within the American Foreign Affairs Community. Since 2018, AAFSW has been a recognized Department of State Employee Organization. OUR COMMUNITY AAFSW is your landing place for making connections and community, whether…