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TOMORROW: All Treats, No Tricks at this month's AAFSW Community Coffee!RSVP at https://www.aafsw.org/events- Treat yours...
10/21/2026

TOMORROW: All Treats, No Tricks at this month's AAFSW Community Coffee!
RSVP at https://www.aafsw.org/events
- Treat yourself to coffee and seasonal baked goods.
- Treat yourself to conversation and connection with people who know our lifestyle.
- Treat yourself to a relaxing chair massage by our friends at Body Harmony of Arlington.

Join us for our monthly community coffee on Thursday, October 22, from 10 am-12 pm in the Randolph Towers Community Room, 4001 9th St N, G1 level, Arlington VA 22203.

*Chair Massage:* free to AAFSW Members, Non-members: $5.00 payable when you sign up at the event, please bring correct change (not sure if you're an AAFSW member? Contact us at [email protected]).

As part of AAFSW's Art & Diplomacy series,we're proud to present:๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ–Œ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, featurin...
10/20/2026

As part of AAFSW's Art & Diplomacy series,
we're proud to present:
๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ–Œ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, featuring eight talented fine artists from the
U.S. Foreign Affairs community:

๐ŸŽจ Elizabeth Ashamu Deng Elewa Art
๐ŸŽจ Marina DiCarlo Wierichs (.dicarlo.art on Instagram)
๐ŸŽจ Randa Fakes Logerfo ( on Instagram)
๐ŸŽจ Jamie Hurst (.hurst.art on Instagram)
๐ŸŽจ Irina Lawton ( on Instagram)
๐ŸŽจ Vincent Moore
๐ŸŽจ Janet Olson ( on Instagram)
๐ŸŽจ Andrea Salzman ( on Instagram)

๐Ÿ“…Please join us for the opening on Friday, November
6 from 5 pm-7 pm. Guests must RSVP with the Arts
Club of Washington in order to be admitted to the
opening reception: RSVP at
https://artsclubofwashington.org/events/details/?event_id=6846753

๐Ÿ“Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington,
DC 20006

๐ŸŒ Tomorrow, Sunday, is the Last Day of the 2026 AAFSW Art & BookFair: Most Items 50% Off!๐Ÿ”–Don't miss out on this final c...
10/17/2026

๐ŸŒ Tomorrow, Sunday, is the Last Day of the 2026 AAFSW Art & BookFair: Most Items 50% Off!๐Ÿ”–

Don't miss out on this final chance to explore and take home books and treasures from around the world! The line for entry will be closed at 2 pm so we can close the space at 3 pm.
๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿบ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Last Day: ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด
๐Ÿ“Department of State, 320 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.
Metro: Foggy Bottom

โœ…Free Entry: Real ID Required for Entry (military ID accepted)
๐Ÿ”—www.aafsw.org/Art-and-BookFair

10/17/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—”๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ! โœจ

Don't miss your chance to bring home books and treasures from around the world, including art, jewelry, textiles, and rare artifacts! Like last weekend, anticipate long lines and the entry line will likely be closed at 2 pm so we can close the space at 3 pm. ๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿบ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด
๐Ÿ“Department of State, 320 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.
Metro: Foggy Bottom

โœ…Free Entry: Real ID Required for Entry (military ID accepted)
๐Ÿ”—www.aafsw.org/Art-and-BookFair

Join us for our monthly happy hour on Thursday, October 29, from 4:30 pm-7:00 pm at Santรฉ, 1250 S.Hayes Street, Arlingto...
10/12/2026

Join us for our monthly happy hour on Thursday, October 29, from 4:30 pm-7:00 pm at Santรฉ, 1250 S.Hayes Street, Arlington, VA (inside the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City).

Each month we meet up at a different venue in the DMV for a casual gathering. Meet new friends, network, build your Foreign Affairs community in the DMV. RSVP: aafsw.org/events

๐Ÿ“ท๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—”๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ!โœจ๏ธBig crowds gathered this weekend at the George C. Marshall...
10/11/2026

๐Ÿ“ท๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—”๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ!โœจ๏ธ

Big crowds gathered this weekend at the George C. Marshall Center of the Department of State, exploring our sprawling collection of books, art, textiles, artifacts, stamps, and music from all over the world! Yesterday alone saw nearly 1,500 people perusing global treasures. If you missed your chance this weekend, don't worry! Next weekend we'll open doors to the public once more. We urge you to arrive before 2pm as the volume of people this weekend meant we had to close the line outside at around 2pm.
๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿบ

More chances to claim your treasures:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—บ-๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฝ๐—บ for the public
(๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด for diplomatic passport and/or badge holders๐Ÿชช)

๐Ÿ“ George C. Marshall Center, Department of State, 320 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.
Metro: Foggy Bottom

โœ…Free Entry: Real ID Required for Entry (military ID accepted)
๐Ÿ”—www.aafsw.org/Art-and-BookFair

10/09/2026

๐Ÿ‘€๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ! ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—”๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„!โœจ

๐ŸŒ Discover thousands of books and treasures from around the world, including jewelry, art, textiles, and rare artifacts! ๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿบ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ & ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด

๐Ÿ“Department of State, 320 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.
Metro: Foggy Bottom

โœ…Free Entry: Real ID Required for Entry (military ID accepted)
๐Ÿ”—www.aafsw.org/Art-and-BookFair

AAFSW Seeks Community Gatherings & Events VolunteerLove bringing people together?Help create fun, welcoming gatherings w...
10/07/2026

AAFSW Seeks Community Gatherings & Events Volunteer

Love bringing people together?

Help create fun, welcoming gatherings where AAFSW members, volunteers, EFMs, and the broader community can connect, make friends, and enjoy time together.

From monthly Happy Hours and Community Coffee to lunches, cultural outings, walks, and local adventuresโ€”bring your ideas and weโ€™ll help you make them happen!

Your Role:

Come up with ideas and help organize gatherings.
Choose fun, welcoming places and activities.
Coordinate the basics with the AAFSW team.
Help promote the event and welcome attendees.
Make newcomers and first-time guests feel at home.
One gathering at a time.
What we are looking for:

Someone with initiative, a friendly spirit, and a love of bringing people together.

No event-planning experience needed. AAFSW provides support and guidance, you take the lead and make it happen.

Connect. Welcome. Have Fun.

Interested? Visit aafsw.org/volunteer-with-us/ .

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4001 9th Street N, Ste 214
Arlington, VA
22203

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