HOT TOPICS

•International Affairs 2009 Budget Request

•Discussion Piece for Overseas Locality Pay / Disparity grows to 20.89%

•Establishing Pay Equity for the Foreign Service: How the Typical Foreign Service Family is Impacted

Key AFSA Letters to Congress and the White House

• AFSA continues to focus attention of key House and Senate appropriators on growing the Foreign Service June 2008

• AFSA advocates for paid parental leave benefits for federal workers and Foreign Service May 2008

• AFSA weighs in with key appropriators on President Bush's international affairs budget request for FY09. February 2008

• AFSA requests Chairman Biden and colleagues take action on pay modernization. January 2008

• AFSA urges President Bush to invest in increasing the size of the Foreign Service as part of FY09 Budget. November 2007

• AFSA encourages key appropriators to address Foreign Service shortfalls as part of President's FY08 Iraq and Afghanistan War Supplemental funding Oct 2007

• AFSA asks appropriators to fully fund Diplomatic and Consular accounts as part of final deliberations on FY08 budget September 2007

• AFSA congratulates Chairman Leahy on OE for USAID; addresses some important State funding shortfalls. July 2007

•AFSA and InterAction join forces to advocate for higher Operating Expenses for USAID." June 2007

• "AFSA supports measure to provide tax exemption for civilians serving in combat zones" July 2007

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• AFSA's Annual Day on the Hill

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Left to right: Ian Houston AFSA Legislative Director, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ambassador Tony Holmes former AFSA President

 

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2007 Left to right: Francisco Zamora AFSA USAID VP, Ian Houston AFSA Legislative Director, Tex Harris former AFSA President and Board Secretary, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ambassador Tom Boyatt former AFSA President, Ambassador Bill DePree former AFSA State VP.

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Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Ian Houston, AFSA President John Naland, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), AFSA State Vice President Steve Kashkett,AFSA Board member Daphne Titus.



Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Ian Houston, AFSA Board Member Amb. Hank Cohen, Former AFSA President Amb. Tom Boyatt, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman, AFSA President John Naland, AFSA Vice President of USAID Francisco Zamora.
Congress Praises Foreign Service; Advocates for Solving Pay Gap

• Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Don Payne (D-NJ) Letter to House of Representatives
April 2008

• Members of Congress Write to Chairman Berman Asking for Action
April 2008

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AFSA State Vice President Steve Kashkett testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee June 2007
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Left to Right: AFSA Legislative Director Ian Houston, AFSA USAID Vice President Francisco Zamora, AFSA President John Naland, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Former AFSA President Dennis Hays

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