An active duty FS-01 Management Officer who has served at the UN, at ten posts in Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe; as a special advisor to ECA-IIP/EX and the HR bureau, and as the Director of the Department's Overseas Motor Vehicle Program. He has received four Superior and five Meritorious Honor Awards and was the 2001 GSO of the Year. Prior to election as State Vice President, he served AFSA members as a post representative, as a member of the State Standing Committee, and as a contributor to the Foreign Service Journal. ....read more

A retired Ambassador and a financial and management expert who has run five major missions and two bureaus. He has served as AFSA treasurer, knows every aspect of AFSA’s $3 million operation and $5 million scholarship fund. His expertise, hard headed approach and deep knowledge are invaluable in both lean and prosperous times.

A mid-level political officer who has served in South Asia (Lahore, Kolkata, Kunduz) and in Europe. Currently he is Special Assistant to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has had several unaccompanied assignments, including as the Department’s Representative on the German-led provincial reconstruction team in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Matthew, a fourth generation Japanese-American and third generation public servant, looks forward to working with AFSA to ensure the Department continues to recruit the nation’s best for our diplomatic service. He has contributed articles to the Foreign Service Journal, STATE magazine, and the new edition of AFSA’s Inside a U.S. Embassy.

An active-duty mid-level Consular officer with extensive experience in the Middle East and tours in India and the Philippines and in the Department in CA, NEA and INR. Before election as a State representative on the 2009-2011 GB he served as AFSA post representative and member of the State Standing Committee.

Joined the Department in January 2000 and has served in Rio de Janeiro, Washington, Berlin, Baghdad, and Colombo. He also served a year as Albania desk officer at the German Foreign Office through the Fellowship of Hope program. Ken was AFSA's 2009 Post Representative of the Year and served two terms on GLIFAA's board. Prior to joining the State Department, he worked for two members of Congress.

An active-duty political officer who has served in Haiti, the Czech Republic, Egypt and France, and in the Department as a desk officer and a Special Assistant in Legislative Affairs. She is currently a Deputy Director in the office of Central European Affairs. She has served AFSA members as a post representative and contributor to Foreign Service Journal.

Joined USIA in May 1983 and retired from the State Department as a member of the SFS in December 2009. She served in Port-au-Prince, Rabat, Kuala Lumpur, Port Louis, Ottawa, and Bridgetown and in Washington as Director of WHA/CAR and Senior Inspector with State/OIG. She holds Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. She is a Life Member of AFSA and currently one of the four Retiree Representatives on the AFSA Governing Board.

Retired in late 2010 after 28 years in the Foreign Service. He served mostly overseas as a political officer, with tours in WHA, EAP, EUR and IO, earning multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. His last active duty position was in Vienna as Chief Arms Control Delegate at USOSCE. Hugh has particular interest in pursuing parity for FS retirees with military retirees for federal employment, including WAE-related issues and full annuity benefits while employed. While on active duty, he was elected State Constituency Rep onto three AFSA governing boards, so also brings a long-term perspective to broad AFSA issues.