Thanks to a grant from the Delavan Foundation, AFSA is able to offer mileage reimbursement to members willing to travel to these areas, some examples of which are listed below, to engage in public outreach. Kiwanis Clubs Kiwanis Magazine publicity for the AFSA speakers bureau has generated many speaking engagements, and a few requests yet to be filled. California State University Fresno CA California State University Fullerton CA Columbia Greene Comm. NY DePaul University Chicago IL Lehigh Carbon Comm. Col. Colorado Springs CO Great Decisions groups, meeting once a week for eight sessions early in the year, help Americans increase their engagement in foreign affairs.
Many AFSA members participate as discussants or coordinators.
Positions allow for some scheduling flexibility. This year's AFSA Award for Lifetime Contributions to American Diplomacy was presented to former Under Secretary David Newsom at a June 22 Department ceremony. The 2000 retiree AFSA Achievement Award was presented to Ambassador Brandon Grove for his achievements as chair of the 75 th Anniversary Committee, which organized the successful celebration of the anniversary of the modern Foreign Service. His citation noted the public attention gained for the Foreign Service by the commemoration's high-profile participants, national essay contest, lectures, symposia and exhibits at the presidential libraries. In a surprise event, alumnus Tex Harris, inaugurating an award for specialists which bears his name, was ceremonially given the Department's Distinguished Honor Award .