HOT TOPICS

•International Affairs 2009 Budget Request

•Discussion Piece for Overseas Locality Pay / Disparity grows to 20.89%


Key AFSA Letters to Congress and the White House

• AFSA weighs in with key appropriators on President Bush's international affairs budget request for FY09. February 2008

• AFSA requests Chairman Biden and colleagues take action on pay modernization. January 2008

• AFSA urges President Bush to invest in increasing the size of the Foreign Service as part of FY09 Budget. November 2007

• AFSA encourages key appropriators to address Foreign Service shortfalls as part of President's FY08 Iraq and Afghanistan War Supplemental funding Oct 2007

• AFSA asks appropriators to fully fund Diplomatic and Consular accounts as part of final deliberations on FY08 budget September 2007

• AFSA congratulates Chairman Leahy on OE for USAID; addresses some important State funding shortfalls. July 2007

•AFSA and InterAction join forces to advocate for higher Operating Expenses for USAID." June 2007

• "AFSA supports measure to provide tax exemption for civilians serving in combat zones" July 2007

AFSA ACTIVITIES

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• AFSA Congressional Testimony
• AFSA's Annual Day on the Hill

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Left to right: Ian Houston AFSA Legislative Director, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ambassador Tony Holmes former AFSA President

 

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2007 Left to right: Francisco Zamora AFSA USAID VP, Ian Houston AFSA Legislative Director, Tex Harris former AFSA President and Board Secretary, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ambassador Tom Boyatt former AFSA President, Ambassador Bill DePree former AFSA State VP.

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Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Ian Houston, AFSA President John Naland, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), AFSA State Vice President Steve Kashkett,AFSA Board member Daphne Titus.
Congress Praises Foreign Service; Advocates for Solving Pay Gap

• Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Don Payne (D-NJ) Letter to House of Representatives
April 2008

• Members of Congress Write to Chairman Berman Asking for Action
April 2008

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AFSA State Vice President Steve Kashkett testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee June 2007
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Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Ian Houston, AFSA USAID Vice President Francisco Zamora, AFSA President John Naland, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Former AFSA President Dennis Hays

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