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 …
Spouse Employment
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 …
Foreign Service Associates Program
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 …
FORUM and Survey
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 …