2021 and Beyond
As June Byrne, President said in 1960 “We’ll go slowly. We’re not going to set the world on fire or work miracles overnight. Our job this year is to establish …
Employee Organization
In February 2018, AAFSW representatives met with the Chief Labor Management Negotiator at the Department of State Bureau of Human Resources / Office of Policy Coordination and formally applied for …
Twice Exceptional Scholarships
AAFSW’s “Twice Exceptional” Merit Scholarship was specifically designed to reward academic excellence among Foreign Service students with disabilities. Since 2018, AAFSW has received many nominations and has granted two Twice …
AAFSW’s FS Hub Launches
After a FLO survey revealed a critical lack of awareness in the Foreign Service community of the online resources available to them, a group of AAFSW volunteers obtained a grant …
25th Anniversary of AAFSW’s Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad
For the 25th anniversary of the Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad, AAFSW’s SOSA Chair (and a former SOSA winner) Lara Center and her committee obtained a grant …
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AAFSW’s Champion of Career Enhancement for EFMs
In 2014, AAFSW’s EFM Employment Committee developed the Champions of Career Enhancement for EFMs award (CCE-EFM Award). The impetus of the award is to recognize and incentivize those who go …
AAFSW Merit Scholarships
AAFSW has a long history of supporting need-based scholarships in cooperation with AFSA. In 2013, AAFSW initiated its own merit-based scholarships, including the Judy Felt Memorial Scholarship for an outstanding …
AAFSW’s Role in the PIT “buy-back”
From 1989 to 1998, Foreign Service spouses working under PIT (Part-time, Intermittent and Temporary) appointments were unable to receive credit toward retirement benefits. The Family Liaison Office sought to remedy …
“Realities of Foreign Service Life” Book
In 2002, thanks to a volunteer team of writers and editors led by Melissa Hess, AAFSW published the popular book Realities of Foreign Service Life. The book covered topics such …
AAFSW Changes Its Name
After many years of discussion, AAFSW made the momentous decision to keep the same acronym but change the meaning to Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide. AAFSW had been …