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 […]
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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
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This program arose from concerns about the lack of employment opportunities overseas for spouses of Foreign Service employees. AAFSW’s Employment Committee members met regularly with State Department management and Members
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In 1976, AAFSW established the FORUM, an AAFSW “think tank” which has had an enormous effect on the Foreign Service thanks to the reports and recommendations it has produced and