Our Ambassador Speaker Series
Details coming soon.
Our Fundraising & Family Crisis Fund: Supporting our Families/Spouses in Transiton
Tales of Survivors of the DOS Divorce and Separation Process The Department of State (DOS) views divorce as a private civil matter to be addressed by a civilian court. When the separation becomes difficult, including physical harm and non-physical harm, harassment and emotional abuse, the spouse is left with “a sense of loss and powerlessness”….
Engaging Presentation by the Hungarian Ambassador
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide and its President, Dr. Joanna Athanasopoulos Owen, along with AAFSW Program Chair, Sheila Switzer, welcomed her Excellency, the Hungarian Ambassador to the USA, Dr. Réka Szemerkényi. AAFSW members and friends met at the George Marshall Auditorium in the Department of State in…
Our BookRoom
BookRoom, which sells used books of all kinds, is located in “Foggy Bottom Mall” in the basement of the State Department’s HST Building. It’s open November through September (closed during AAFSW’s Art & BookFair each October) during weekday lunchtime hours: 12 noon to 2:30 p.m. Drop in to get some bargain reading material, and support…
AAFSW Group Tours Magnificent Hillwood Estate/Museum in DC
The weather was like midsummer during our visit, although it was September 13. I have visited the Hillwood Estate many times previously, one of the many hidden gems we can be proud of in DC and around the United States. Our curator escorted us through the elegant rooms on every floor, where one is mesmerized…
Our Art & BookFair
Starting with a “Book Mart” in October, 1961, AAFSW has held a book sale every year at the State Department. This October, the Art & BookFair will once again offer books and treasures from all over the world. Our donors from the Foreign Service community have lived everywhere, and customers come to this sale knowing…
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