FBS Easter Luncheon

AAFSW and the Foreign-Born Spouses invite you to an Easter Luncheon Monday, March 12, 11:30 a.m. at a member’s residence in Elkridge, MD   Dear Friends, The AAFSW/Foreign Born Spouses cordially invite you to join us for a delicious and fun luncheon celebrating the Easter season. The luncheon will take place on Monday, March 12,…

“Successful Dialogue in a Deeply Polarized World” Panel Discussion on January 23

“Successful Dialogue in a Deeply Polarized World” Panel Discussion on January 23

More than 75 AAFSW members and guests from the American Foreign Service community and foreign diplomats from 23 different embassies attended this fascinating and timely event in the Burns Auditorium at the Department of State on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Former Democratic Congressman Jim Moran and Rev. Mark Farr, President of the Sustained Dialogue Institute…

AAFSW Celebration of Dia De Los Reyes, January 6, 2018

AAFSW Celebration of Dia De Los Reyes, January 6, 2018

On Saturday, January 6, AAFSW Program Chair Sheila Switzer welcomed more than thirty five AAFSW and AAFSW – FBS members to her gorgeous home for the celebration of the Dia De Los Reyes, the three kings who visited the newborn Jesus with gifts. This feaast day is also known as Epiphany or Theophany. The event…

Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

On January 25, a group of 30 AAFSW members and friends enjoyed a guided tour of the Renwick Gallery, including the fascinating exhibit of Frances Glessner Lee’s “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death.” Our knowledgeable docent first took us to the other impressive Renwick exhibits, explaining that the Renwick was the first building in the U.S….