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AFSA has also heard the message from members – they want more opportunities for so-
cial networking, professional discussions, exposure to diplomatic history and leaders in
their field. To that end, we continue to offer panel discussion and author talks, and in 2016
offered a three-part series on professional issues. The last of those, an October discus-
sion on 360 feedback in the Foreign Service, has prompted much discussion and serious
re-thinking of the use of 360s for assignment purposes.
In October and November, we offered our first two in what we hope will be a regular
series of networking happy hours for members of the Foreign Service. These well-at-
tended events offer members and non-members alike an opportunity to reach out to
Governing Board members, staff and to one another to share thoughts, suggestions
and concerns.
NETWORKING EVENTS
Networking happy
hour at AFSA
headquarters.
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