Stress is part of everyone’s life, but by using stress management strategies, you can feel calmer and more at ease. This workshop will teach you simple and effective tools and techniques you can use every day to improve your well-being. Topics include breathing techniques for immediate calm, meditation made easy, what to do instead of…
More than 15 ambassadors posted to the U.S.A. from various countries were present at the stimulating panel discussion entitled: “The Political, Economic and Security Challenges Facing Africa Today,” which took place on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Department of State. In addition to our three distinguished speakers, H.E. Carlos Dos Santos, Ambassador of the…
On January 24, 2019, a political crisis broke in Venezuela, which resulted in President Maduro demanding that the U.S. Embassy be closed. The U.S. Embassy did not close but families and non-essential personnel were given 72 hours to leave the country. By the following Friday and Saturday, everybody was on their way home, mostly to…
The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) cordially invites you to a “Valentine’s Day Musical Program” to celebrate love, peace, and friendship on Monday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the Burns Auditorium at the George Marshall Center of the State Department in Washington, D.C. We are featuring an amazing musical performer: Rafael…
Dear fellow AAFSW Volunteers and Members, I would like to wish all your families and you happy holidays and a very happy and prosperous New Year! With all our membership’s help and support, 2018 was a very successful year for AAFSW: In February, AAFSW was recognized as an Employee Organization of the Department of State….
Authors and EFMs Katie Mastin and Julianne Price recently published The Adventurer’s Club, a book specifically geared toward “chronic movers” like families in the Foreign Service community. As mothers of small children, they found that the existing literature about moving lacked a focus on the exciting parts of moving and with their new book they…
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