Foreign Affairs Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday in May. This year, on May 4, 2018, the Foreign Service community gathered in the Department of State to discuss the state of foreign affairs with other professionals and interact with the various organizations that serve our Foreign Service community. From early in the…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday, May 16, 2018 — Town Hall Meeting and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan Wednesday, May 30, 2018 — Meeting with Representatives of State Unions, Employee Affinity Groups, and Employee Organizations It was no surprise that shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s…
On Thursday, May 10, 2018, Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elin Suleymanov and Mrs. Suleymanov welcomed many AAFSW members and other guests to the Meridian House in Washington, DC for the presentation of the 2018 Heydar Aliyev Award to the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st US Secretary of Defense. In Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev is considered…
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, many AAFSW members and volunteers gathered together at the beautiful home of Elaine, Ron, and Brian Neumann to share a scrumptious lunch offered by the AAFSW Board members and express our appreciation for one another and our volunteer efforts. After a brief AAFSW Board meeting, all of us joined…
“Repulse Monkey.” “Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane.” “Wave Hands Like Clouds.” “Golden Cockerel Stands on One Leg.” “Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail.” Such were the quaint and colorful names of some of the Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) movements that Shunying and Alfredo Barela taught to 22 eager AAFSW members and friends on May 22 at the…
On Saturday, May 5, 2018 for its 11th year, Cultural Tourism DC hosted once again the “Around the World Embassy Tour,” part of Passport DC, a month-long celebration of worldwide cultures. Jan Du Plain, a member of the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) and its Foreign-Born Spouses group, serves as the Embassy…
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