The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2017

AFSA NEWS CALENDAR THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JULY-AUGUST 2017 49 July 4 Independence Day: AFSA Offices Closed July 5 12-1:30 p.m AFSA Governing Board Meeting July 10 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA/Public Diplomacy Council: “Voice of America and World War II” Results of AFSA’s 2017-2019 Governing Board Election and Bylaw Amendments The AFSA Committee on Elections is pleased to announce the results of the 2017-2019 AFSA Governing Board election and bylaw amendments. A total of 4,130 valid ballots were received (3,152 online and 978 paper). The following AFSAmembers have been elected: Board Officer Positions President: Ambassador Barbara Stephenson* Treasurer: Ambassador Tony Wayne* Secretary: Ambassador Tom Boyatt* State Vice President: Ken Kero-Mentz* USAID Vice President: Ann Posner FCS Vice President: Daniel T. Crocker* FAS Vice President: Kimberly Sawatzki Retiree Vice President: John K. Naland Board Constituency Representatives State Representatives: Anne Coleman-Honn * TriciaWingerter * Josh Glazeroff * LawrenceW. K. Casselle * Martin McDowell * USAID Representatives: To be determined according to the AFSA bylaws FCS Representative: Matthew Hilgendorf FAS Representative: ThomWright IBB Representative: Steven L. Herman APHIS Representative: John J. Hurley Retiree Representatives: Ambassador Alphonse F. La Porta * Philip A. Shull * *Member of the Strong Diplomacy slate. Bylaw Amendments The Governing Board proposed three bylaw amendments to be voted on during the 2017 AFSA election cycle. According to Article IX, Section 2 of the AFSA bylaws, for the amendments to pass, affirmative votes of not less than two-thirds of the valid votes received are required. Having met these criteria, the three amendments to the bylaws are adopted. (1) On the amendment to make the Awards and Plaques Committee a permanent standing committee: Total Votes Cast 3,879 Yes/Approve 3,446 (89%) No/Do Not Approve 433 (11%) 2) On the amendment to change the current residency require- ment for serving on the AFSA Governing Board to a participation requirement: Total Votes Cast 3,907 Yes/Approve 3,575 (92%) No/Do Not Approve 332 (8%) (3) On the amendment to require that active-duty members presenting themselves as candidates for AFSA President or Vice President hold a security clearance: Total Votes Cast 3,946 Yes/Approve 2,817 (71%) No/Do Not Approve 1,129 (29%) Questions regarding the results should be referred to the AFSA Committee on Elections at election@afsa.org Congratulations to all those who were elected, and to those who demonstrated their dedication to AFSA by declaring as candidates. The new Governing Board will be sworn in on July 15. July 13 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA Book Notes: “Enemy of the Good” July 15 2017-2019 Governing Board Takes Office July 19 12-1:30 p.m. First Meeting of the 2017-2019 AFSA Governing Board August 1-3 AFSA at Minnesota Farm Fest Redwood Falls, Minn. August 7 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA/Public Diplomacy Council: “Public Diplomacy at the State Level” August 9 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. AFSA/Smithsonian Associates: “Inside the World of Diplomacy” August 16 12-1:30 p.m. AFSA Governing Board Meeting September 4 Labor Day: AFSA Offices Closed September 8 7:05 p.m. The Second Annual Foreign Service Night at Nationals Park: Nationals vs. Phillies