AAFSW would like to welcome our new Second Vice President, Melanie McFeeters! Melanie McFeeters has been a Foreign Service family member since March 1991. Overseas posts include Bonn, Surabaya, Jakarta (twice), Paris, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Brussels. Her husband also served at the Embassy in Baghdad twice. She received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from…
1- When The Apricots Bloom By Gina Wilkinson Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein’s rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson’s evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium. At night, in Huda’s fragrant garden, a breeze…
Looking for something to read? Try one of these suggestions from our BookRoom chair, Martine! 1-The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War STEPHEN PULEO A Turning Point in American History, the Beating of U.S. Senator Charles Sumner and the Beginning of the War Over Slavery. Early in the afternoon of May…
CARNIVAL and MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES AROUND THE WORLD AAFSW Virtual Webinar via Zoom Tuesday, February 16, 2021 The 2021 celebrations for Carnival and Mardi Gras are fast approaching, and we are all longing to get outside and enjoy these spectacular festivities full of music and dance! This year, the Associates of the American Foreign Service…
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On December 1, AAFSW members and guests were treated to a Zoom webinar on Christmas celebrations in the Czech Republic, the Philippines, Mexico, the Slovak Republic, and the Holy Land. AAFSW Program Chair Sheila Switzer welcomed guests, then introduced AAFSW President Lara Center, who made welcoming remarks. Lara then introduced AAFSW President Emerita Dr. Joanna…
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