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Greetings and welcome
from your new AFSA President, Susan R. Johnson. First, let me thank all AFSA members who voted in the elections for the 2009 AFSA governing board. Together with the 23 other members of the governing board that took office on July 15, 2009, I will do my best to defend and advance the interests of the U.S. Foreign Service in all member agencies and to work to strengthen our capacity for effective 21st-century diplomacy. I believe that our interests are best served by a board that functions as a team on behalf of members and our services. I hope that through better communications we will be able to engage more of our membership in active engagement in the issues that affect our services most directly.
The AFSA governing board will be working with AFSA’s professional staff to update AFSA governance and to improve our communications capacity for internal and external communications.
I welcome your comments and suggestions so please feel free to contact me at johnson@afsa.org.
On this page you will find updates showing AFSA’s advocacy on your behalf.
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specific questions or grievance issues should contact the appropriate AFSA staff member, or myself at any of the following:
Email: johnson@afsa.org
Phone: 202-944-5502
Address: AFSA, 2101 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
For more information on AFSA membership, please contact member services at member@afsa.org.
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Updates from the President:
• AFSAnet: August 19, 2009
• AFSAnet: April 3, 2009
• AFSAnet: March 5, 2009
• AFSAnet: February 20, 2009
• AFSAnet: January 15, 2009
Press Releases, Op-Eds, and Media:
• January 11, 2010 : 'Hillary Effect' Cited for Increase in Female Ambassadors to U.S. (WP)
• December 26 , 2009: Benefits for Gays? Us Too, Say the Unwed (LA Times)
• November 29, 2009: Barack Obama Accused of 'Renting Out' Ambassador Roles (The Guardian)
• November 19 , 2009: Barack Obama Rewards Big Donors with Plum Jobs Overseas (Politico)
• November 10 , 2009: Outside USAID Nominee Prompts Ambivalence Among Some Insiders (Politico)
• October 2, 2009: Too Old for Foreign Service Work? (WP)
• October 1, 2009: Discrimination Claims Up Slightly (WP)
• August 16, 2009: New U.S. Envoy Takes Up Post (NYT)
• AFSA Fact Sheet: Foreign Service Resource Needs (HTML)
Foreign Service Journal Articles:
• Making Dissent Meaningful Again (February 2010)
• The State-USAID Relationship: Measure Twice, Cut Once (January 2010)
• Mind the Gap: Addressing FS Readiness (December 2009)
• Rebranding the Foreign Service (November 2009)
• Diplomacy and Patronage Don't Mix (October 2009)
• Challenges and Opportunities (September 2009)
Congressional Testimony:
• Senate Testimony: December 9, 2009 (PDF)
• Senate Testimony: September 24, 2009 (DOC)
• House Testimony: September 16, 2009 (DOC) |
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