AAFSW sponsors or assists with several awards for adult Foreign Service family members.The Secretary of State’s Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA). The annual AAFSW/Secretary of State’s Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) recognizes the outstanding volunteer activities of U.S. Government employees, family members, and members of household over the age of 18 serving overseas.Champions of…
Join Us to Celebrate This Holiday Season! AAFSW/FBS Holiday Party 4001 North Ninth Street, Arlington, VA 22203 Saturday, December 9, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The celebration of the birth of Jesus, the customs of the ancient pagans, and the legends of St. Nicholas create a mélange of folkways and religion that make our Christmas holiday season…
I hope you had a chance to come by this year’s Art and BookFair (ABF). It was fabulous! To our members overseas, you were also a part of ABF. Many of our Art Corner items came from the posts where you serve. Some of us served there a few years ago, but the donated items…
More than four dozen AAFSW members and other guests gathered at the Australian Embassy on October 23, to enjoy a guided tour of the fascinating Indigenous art exhibit from the Island of Milingimbi, off the remote Northern Coast of this interesting continent. The Australian Embassy received us with a very warm welcome, and the Cultural…
A WORLD PREMIER “Lullaby of Peace” Concert Commemorating the Massacre in Khojaly, Azerbaijan The Associates of American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) in collaboration with the Washington International Piano Art Council cordially invite you to celebrate the Christmas Season with a wonderful Concert on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Arts Club…
AAFSW members and friends gathered for a convivial Halloween celebration on Sunday evening, October 29. Music brought by Ani and Hector provided a suitably spooky atmosphere. Tom presented a Halloween quiz, from which we learned arcane and fascinating facts about the history of the holiday. Guests described how Halloween, or a related holiday (like…
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