AFSA's policy and executive staff have identified the issues listed below as the most pressing ones facing the Foreign Service today. We work on these issues on a daily basis and eagerly look forward to reporting successes as they occur. Please feel free to get in touch with Director of Policy Ed Dickens (dickens@afsa.org, 202-944-5517) or Legislative Assistant Clint Lohse (lohse@afsa.org, 202-944-5515) for further details on each issue.
- Overseas Comparability Pay
- Iraq Transition
- Professional Education and Training
- Foreign Relations Appropriations
- Pay Freeze
- Core Precepts
- Strategy to Address Mid-Level Staffing Gap
- Generalist Mid-Level Entry
- Hiring Mechanisms
- Waivers on Suspension of Annuities for WAE/Salary and Hours Caps
- Equalizations of Benefits between Agencies
- Transparency and Fairness in Security Clearances
- Separate Maintenance Allowance
- Foreign Relations Authorization Bill
- Political Appointee Ambassadors
- Worldwide Availability
- War Zone Parity with Military (Tax and Health)
- USAID/State Coordination and Amalgamation
- Low Ranking
- Survivor Benefits Servicing
- Retirement Age
- Federal Employee Entitlements
- Domestic Partner Issues
- Parental Leave
- WEP/GPO Modification and/or Elimination
- Premium Conversion
- Diplomatic Privileges and Status of Specialists
- Employment of Family Members
If you feel that AFSA should devote its energy and attention to additional issues, please do not hesitate to let us know.