![]() ![]() government to invest in its employees and ensure they can balance their work and personal lives. Retaining the best employees and staying competitive in today’s dynamic work environment requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) better attract and retain an agile, skilled, and representative workforce by developing creative, inclusive solutions to the unique challenges facing military/DoD spouses and their families. Department of State (“the Department”) and U.S. For more information, please contact BalancingActExe c Military/DoD Family Employee Organization strives to help the U.S. BA also worked closely with other EOs to provide recommendations to improve DEIA and transparency in the Foreign Service mid-level bidding process, many of which have now been adopted as best practices by bureaus, GTM, and S/ODI. In 2021, BA led a coalition of 20 EOs in a letter to the Secretary with concrete recommendations for advancing DEIA, many of which have since been implemented. For example, BA has led successful advocacy campaigns for paid parental leave, the creation of the voluntary leave bank, the Emergency Backup Care benefit, and the creation of platform. BA has led initiatives and worked collaboratively with other EOs to formulate practical solutions to challenges facing employees. ![]() We listen and solicit feedback from members domestically and worldwide on issues of concern, collaborate, with GTM Office of Employee Relations’ Work-Life Division on work-life issues, and engage senior leadership on ways to create positive change in the Department and a more flexible and productivity-focused work environment for all department employees, domestic and overseas. Our focus has been to collaborate with Department management to amplify existing policies and advocate for new work-place flexibilities, work-life policies, and DEIA policies that will help better attract, retain, and motivate a more diverse talent pool. Our annual Art and Book Fair raises money for scholarships and programs, the Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad and advocacy for family members that led to the creation of the Global Community Liaison Office and Overseas Briefing Center, which grew to become the Transition Center at FSI.īalancing Act at State has been an employee organization at State since 2011. AAFSW is a membership-based association within the American Foreign Affairs Community, including Foreign Service and Civil Service employees, spouses, partners, members of household and retirees. AAFSW promotes the goals and serves the needs of our community through Advocacy, Outreach, Awards, Scholarships, Services and Networking Events.Īs a membership-based and accredited 501(c)(3) association within the American Foreign Affairs Community, that has evolved to include Foreign Service and Civil Service employees, spouses, partners, members of household and retirees since our establishment in 1960, we are dedicated to upholding our vision to serve the needs of Foreign Service and Civil Service employees. For more information, please contact Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) was established in 1960. AAFAA promotes policy issues and concerns of the AAPI community to Department officials, and informs, educates, and dialogues with the broader community. In 2018, AAFAA created the AAFAA Internship Scholarship Fund, in partnership with the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), to provide financial assistance to underrepresented AAPI interns. AAFAA supports the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity mission and diversity and inclusion initiatives through its annual leadership dinner, May AAPI Heritage Month celebrations, and professional development, mentoring, and networking events. ![]() AAFAA was originally founded in 1981 as the Asian Pacific American Foreign Affairs Council (APAFFAC). Department of State with the mission to improve recruitment, outreach, and professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) officers. History, Authorities and the Interagency ProcessĪAFAA is an association of Civil Service and Foreign Service employees, fellows, contractors, interns, and retirees at the U.S.The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship.The Council of American Ambassadors Fellowship.Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program.Professional Science & Engineering Society Fellows Programs.Franklin Talent Exchange Program (FTEP).AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Program.Civil Service Foreign Affairs Fellowship.Civil Service Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Fellowship.Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship.Virtual Student Federal Service Internships.Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF).Consular Fellows Program Test Information and Selection Process. ![]()
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