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President
John Naland

 
John Naland


Greetings from your AFSA President, John Naland. Along with the 24 other members of the AFSA Governing Board that took office on July 15, 2007, I pledge to do my best to defend and advance the interests of the U.S. Foreign Service. On this page you will find updates showing AFSA’s advocacy on your behalf. I welcome your comments and suggestions at naland@afsa.org.

Upcoming Events
• Foreign Affairs Day May 2008
• Memorial Plaque Ceremony June 2008

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Sign up for AFSANET to monitor developments. Members with specific questions or grievance issues should contact the appropriate AFSA Staff member, or myself at any of the following:

Email:
naland@afsa.org
Phone: (202)-944-5502
Address: AFSA 2101 E St. NW
            Washington, DC 20037

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Updates from the President:
• AFSAnet: November 6, 2008
• AFSAnet: October 10, 2008
• AFSAnet: September 8, 2008
• AFSAnet: July 18, 2008
• AFSAnet: June 26, 2008
• AFSAnet: May 22, 2008
• AFSAnet: April 30, 2008
• AFSAnet: Overseas Pay Gap
• AFSAnet: Staffing and Budget Gaps
• AFSAnet: February 29, 2008
• AFSAnet: February 1, 2008
• AFSAnet: January 11, 2008
• AFSAnet: January 3, 2008
• AFSAnet: December 14 , 2007
• AFSAnet: November 20 , 2007
• AFSAnet: November 5 , 2007
• AFSAnet: October 30, 2007

Press Releases and OpEds:

AFSA Fact Sheet: Foreign Service Resource Needs (HTML)
AFSA Lauds Secretary Gates' Call for Funding for Diplomacy (HTML)
November 30, 2007: Funding for Diplomacy (HTML)
New AFSA President takes office (DOC)

Foreign Service Journal Articles:
Professional Responsibility (November 2008) (PDF)
A Professional Issue (October 2008) (PDF)
The Journey (September 2008) (PDF)
Work Requirements (July/August 2008) (PDF)
A Career Out of Balance (June 2008) (PDF)
President’s Views: “The Foreign Service Act of 2010” (June 2008)(PDF)
President’s Views: The 10-Percent Solution” (May 2008)(PDF)
"President’s Views: Win One For Diplomacy" (April 2008) (PDF)
AFSA 2007 Annual Report - March 2008 (PDF)
President’s Views: Defending Our Future - March 2008 (PDF)
President's Views: Speaking Up - February 2008 (PDF)
President's Views: Bench Strength - January 2008 (PDF)
President's Views: Professionalism - December 2007 (PDF)
AFSA Issue Brief: "Telling Our Story" (PDF)
Foreign Service Training - October 2007 (PDF)
President's View: The Cinderella Service - October 2007 (PDF)
President's View: Team AFSA - September 2007 (PDF)
FS Know-How: Retirement Planning 101 - September 2007 (PDF)
The New Foreign Service - February 2007 (PDF)

Congressional Testimony:
• Senate Testimony: July 16, 2008 (HTML)
• Diplomacy's Human Element January 23, 2008
• Senate Testimony: August 1, 2007 (DOC)


 

 
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