Nominated: Career
#ForeignService
Officer Todd Robinson to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
@StateINL
Career Foreign Service Officer Daniel B. Smith, current dean of the Foreign Service Institute and former Ambassador to Greece, has been named acting Secretary of State.
What is the legacy of 9/11 attacks on U.S. foreign policy and our
#ForeignService
? Join us on 9/22 as we discuss with Amb. Anne Patterson and Amb. Ronald E. Neumann. Register now ➡️
@AcadofDiplomacy
@JacksonYale
AFSA mourns the passing of Phyllis Oakley, a remarkable and accomplished
#diplomat
, with a long career that led the way for women in a predominantly male world.
Small but mighty: the US Foreign Service is known as America's First Line of Defense yet is a fraction of the size of the US Military with a budget that is less than 1% of the overall federal budget.
#FSProud
#ForeignServiceDay
On
#ForeignServiceDay
, we honor the memory of our friends and colleagues who made the ultimate sacrifice while representing our nation abroad. Their dedication to our country and the global community will always be remembered.
#ForeignService100
24 years ago today, two bombs exploded in front of U.S. embassies in
#Kenya
&
#Tanzania
, leaving more than 200 dead and 5,000 injured. A sobering reminder of the dangers our
#diplomats
face working on the front lines of international affairs.
#ForeignService
🎉 Today we’re celebrating 100 years of the Foreign Service and AFSA! 🎂
FS members have spent a century fostering peace and representing the U.S. around the globe. Here's to their incredible dedication and to another century of service!
#ForeignService100
#AFSAturns100
On this
#InternationalDiplomatsDay
, we recognize the immense contributions of diplomats everywhere, & especially our own for their tireless work on behalf of the American people.
#ForeignService
AFSA salutes Tom Shannon for his exemplary 35-year diplomatic career and outstanding service to our nation. He will be missed. Ambassador Shannon wrote on the future of American leadership in the current Foreign Service Journal:
On
#ForeignService
National Recognition Day, we celebrate the contributions of those who are the backbone of every U.S. mission abroad. We recognize our FSN colleagues for their commitment and tireless efforts, often in stressful and demanding situations.
#FSfamily
On this day in 1789, Congress established the U.S. Department of State (then called the Department of Foreign Affairs). Wishing our friends & colleagues
@StateDept
a very happy 232nd anniversary!
#ForeignService
#HBD
Every year on Foreign Service Day, AFSA remembers those
#ForeignService
friends and colleagues who lost their lives serving the United States overseas. Each year, names are added and those on the plaques are honored during a solemn ceremony.
23 years ago today, two bombs exploded in front of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, leaving more than 200 dead and 5,000 injured. Sobering reminder about the dangers our
#diplomats
face working on the front line of international affairs.
Confirmed by the Senate: Former Career Foreign Service Officer Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the
#UnitedNations
with the rank of
#Ambassador
.
@usun
@UN
AFSA calls for Twitter to immediately reinstate the account of VOA News correspondent Steve Herman,
@w7voa
. Mr. Herman is a career member of the U.S.
#ForeignService
& a member of AFSA's Governing Board. Twitter can and must do better.
Read statement:
On this day in 1789, Congress established the U.S. Department of State (then called the Department of Foreign Affairs). Wishing our friends, members & colleagues
@StateDept
a very happy 233rd birthday!
#ForeverYoung
#HBD
Today is
#ForeignServiceDay
. Every year on this day in a solemn ceremony, AFSA remembers friends and colleagues who lost their lives serving their nation overseas.
Last week, AFSA announced the launch of a new award - the Foreign Service Champions Award. The inaugural recipients of this award are Representative
@JoaquinCastrotx
and
@SenDanSullivan
Congratulations! More here: .
Belated happy
#FlagDay
to the newest
@statedept
class! Last Tuesday, this new group of
#ForeignService
members discovered locations of their first tours and will soon embark on their diplomatic careers. Congrats!
Friday is
#ForeignServiceDay
, a day designated by Congress to honor all members of the
#ForeignService
.
All week we will celebrate our
#diplomats
and their amazing contributions to America as they tell us why they serve(d). Join us!
#DYK
that until 1972, female
#ForeignService
officers had to resign if they got married? The unofficial ban was overturned thanks to Alison Palmer, who launched the legal battle for female equality in 1968.
#FactFriday
#WomensHistoryMonth
May 5 is
#ForeignServiceDay
, a day designated by Congress to honor all members of the Foreign Service. Join us this week as we recognize & celebrate our diplomats and their incredible contributions to America.
#FSDay2023
60 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy established the United States Agency for International Development. Please join us in wishing our friends & colleagues
@USAID
a very happy 60th anniversary!
#HBD
@USAinUK
@netflix
First of all, love this.
The show def got several things wrong (where's the Senate confirmation? what about the private jet??) but we still love the see our diplomats getting the attention they so richly deserve.
AFSA mourns the passing of former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright who broke a very persistent glass ceiling when she became our nation’s first female Secretary of State in 1997. [1/2]
#MadeleineAlbright
#ForeigServiceFamily
“In honoring them we honor all of the men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service who serve their country in, at times, very difficult circumstances and conditions and give of themselves in the true tradition of public service.” -AFSA President Eric Rubin
Best wishes on
#FlagDay
to the new
@StateDept
class - FS Orientation 163-209!
These newly minted members of the
#ForeignService
will learn where they are spending their first tours today. Which flags do you hope to see?
Had a great time hosting the newest class of
@StateDept
#ForeignService
generalists and specialists at AFSA last week! Welcome to the Foreign Service; we’re excited to see where your careers take you and look forward to supporting you along the way.
#diplomacy
US
#Diplomat
Dr. Ralph Bunche was the first Black American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his efforts in the Arab-Israeli conflict negotiations while at the United Nations. More about his impressive contributions here: .
#BlackHistoryMonth
Best wishes on
#FlagDay
to the new
@StateDept
class - FS Orientation 164-210!
Today, these newly minted members of the
#ForeignService
will learn where they are spending their first tours.
Which flags do you hope to see?
👏👏
"We must ensure that all LGBTQ+ members of the diplomatic corps are given the full protections and benefits afforded to their colleagues and their families"
#ForeignService
#PrideMonth
During the Lavender Scare, the government fired thousands of hard-working Americans, destroying careers and weakening our security.
This
#PrideMonth
,
@RepCicilline
,
@RepDinaTitus
& I are proud to introduce the LOVE Act to correct this historic injustice.
#DYK
that, for the first time since World War II, the US global diplomatic presence has shrunk to 2nd place, behind China? We need more diplomats to meet today’s global challenges.
#FactFriday
A safe and very happy
#Thanksgiving
to all from the American Foreign Service Association! Especially thinking of our
#diplomats
who are celebrating Thanksgiving far from home.
AFSA is saddened by the passing of our good friend and colleague Tex Harris, a man who was truly larger than life and a towering figure in the history of our association and the career Foreign Service.
Happy birthday to
@diplo2metier
on the occasion of its first anniversary! We salute our French fellow
#diplomacy
practitioners, whose outstanding skills and commitment are always needed.
Confirmed by the Senate: Career civil service member C.S. Eliot Kang to be Assistant Secretary of
@StateDept
for International Security and Nonproliferation.
@StateISN
"We cannot confront our global challenges alone, and we need these diplomats in place so we can successfully address these threats from
#Russia
, climate change, COVID-19, from Iran, from terrorism."
@ChrisCoons
#ConfirmOurDiplomats
Happy to see these confirmations finally come through. Big congratulations to our members and friends!
Let’s not lose sight of those nominees still waiting!
#ConfirmOurDiplomats
This just in: Senators Kaine & Booker reintroduce legislation to boost oversight and transparency of
#ambassador
nomination process.
Bill would help ensure that the most skilled individuals are selected for important overseas posts. More to come.
#AFSAendorsed
#diplomacy
ICYMI Bill HB540 was signed into Virginia state law last Friday, which will extend the validity of VA driver’s licenses from 3 to 6 years after expiration for
#ForeignService
members (and families) serving abroad. Thank you to sponsor
@pwcdanica
!
Update:
@GovernorVA
has now signed my bill HB 540 into law.
This will be especially helpful here in NOVA for our federal workers and their families deployed abroad.
Thank you to the
@VirginiaDMV
staff who worked with us and my colleagues for unanimously supporting it.
It was an honor to host Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch yesterday to talk about "Lessons from the Edge," her new memoir.
It was wonderful to see so many of our members join us from all over the world to support our friend & colleague Amb. Yovanovitch.
#ForeignService
#homecoming
Over the last two weeks, we had the pleasure of welcoming the newest
@StateDept
class of generalists and specialists, the largest in a while at just over 200 members!
Congratulations and welcome to the
#ForeignService
!
#Diplomacy
OTD in 1924, the Rogers Act was passed and created the
#ForeignService
as we know it. HBD to the FS, thank you for 99 remarkable years of contributions to 🇺🇸.
As we approach the centennial celebration next year, take a sneak peek at the logo for this historic milestone.
AFSA will support our colleagues and their family members who have been evacuated from Embassies Kyiv and Minsk, as well as our remaining colleagues in Moscow who continue to serve under the most severe hardships.
Full statement on
#Ukraine
here:
Join us in wishing the
@USMC
a very happy birthday! We are grateful to the Marine Security Guards for all they do to keep our diplomats safe in embassies and consulates around the world.
#HBD
#MarineCorps
Yesterday’s centennial gala was truly a night to remember! We were privileged to host
@SecBlinken
, who proudly highlighted the
#ForeignService
's century of achievements.
Together, we raised our glasses to the future of U.S. diplomacy. 🥂
#ForeignService100
It's our birthday today - 98 years of being the “Voice of the US
#ForeignService
” and counting! 98 years of being tireless supporters and cheerleaders for our Foreign Service, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
#HBD
#98isthenew40
Today, the world said our final goodbyes to
@madeleine
Albright, honoring the life of this indomitable trailblazer who broke a very persistent glass ceiling when she became our first female Secretary of State. May her memory always be a blessing.
Foreign Service members are America’s “first line of defense” against war, yet remain our best-kept secret.
Hear first-hand stories from the heroes who sacrifice so much to keep our country safe in our new centennial video:
#ForeignService100
"We urge our government to continue to move quickly to bring as many Afghans to safety as is humanly possible."
Statement on Afghanistan by AFSA President Eric Rubin:
AFSA congratulates Ambs.
@RNicholasBurns
@AmbMBRies
& Marc Grossman on the launch of “A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century.” Important contribution to the current thinking on the future of diplomacy and the
#ForeignService
.
@BelferCenter
French
#diplomats
protesting the reforms that would disband the corps of senior career diplomats and merge them into a "state administrative corps" made up of high level public servants.