American Foreign Service Association - The Voice Of The Foreign Service

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Current Issues

The AFSA Election Committee would like to remind all members that the AFSA Governing Board, or AFSA as an organization, neither endorses or supports any specific candidate or slate. Individual members of the AFSA Governing Board may support a particular candidate or slate, but not in their capacity as a member of the AFSA Board. [Read More...]

Foreign Affairs Day

View C-Span's coverage of the AFSA Memorial Plaque Ceremony here. [Read More...]

The May FSJ is Out!

This month's focus is "The Changing Face of the Foreign Service" and includes several articles celebrating diversity within the Foreign Service. Also featured is Paul D. Taylor's article, "Fidel Castro as Moby Dick: Dispatches from the Cold War." [Read More...]

The 2013-2015 AFSA Governing Board Election

Voting is now underway for the 2013-2015 AFSA Governing Board election. Please click here for AFSA Election Information for Voting Members and click here for AFSA Election Campaign Statements. [Read More...]

AFSA Priorities: OCP

AFSA remains engaged on numerous issues of importance to our members. See what we are doing on Overseas Comparability Pay (OCP). [Read More...]

Of Member Interest

Latest AFSAnet Messages

Can't find that AFSAnet message from last week (or last month) in your email inbox? We've archived some of the more recent AFSAnet messages on our website for your convenience. [Read More...]

Who Can Join AFSA?

Any member of the U.S. Foreign Service, active-duty or retired and from any foreign affairs agency, may become a regular member of AFSA. All others may join as an associate member. [Read More...]

What is AFSA?

AFSA is the professional association of the U.S. Foreign Service and the exclusive bargaining agent for all Foreign Service employees in the five foreign affairs agencies. [Read More...]

Benefits of Membership

Retiree Counseling and Advice

Retired members receive extensive counseling and advice from our staff, free of charge. [Read More...]

Legal and Grievance Assistance

AFSA's dedicated legal staff offers assistance to our members free of charge, whether it relates to grievances, EER/AEF issues, tenure problems, etc. [Read More...]