ment’s overseas motor vehicle program. He has been an active AFSA
member since 1985. Mr. Hirsch is
married to Rolanda de Fatima Spencer
Hirsch and is a proud father to Aleks
( 26) and Hannah ( 13).
Retiree VP: Robert Houdek
During a 35-year Foreign Service career, Bob Houdek served as chief of
mission in Uganda, Ethiopia and Eritrea; as deputy chief of mission in
Kenya and Sierra Leone; and in Washington, D.C., as deputy assistant secretary in the Africa Bureau and as special
assistant to National Security Adviser
Henry Kissinger. He is a native
Chicagoan, a graduate of Beloit College
and The Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy, and was a midcareer fellow
at the Woodrow Wilson School of
Princeton University.
Les Hickman
Les Hickman has more than 25 years
of Foreign Service experience with consular tours in Manila, Bombay (
Mum-bai), Dharhan, Washington and Amman, as well as other assignments in the
Multinational Force and Observers-Sinai, and the Bureaus of Near Eastern
Affairs, Intelligence and Research, and
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. An AFSA
member since 1982, Mr. Hickman was
an AFSA post representative in India and
Saudi Arabia.
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USAID VP: Francisco Zamora*
Francisco Zamora began his career
with USAID in December 1980 as an
international development intern and
was assigned in 1982 to Bamako.
Other overseas assignments were in
Liberia, Honduras and Egypt. Upon
his return to Washington, he worked as
an assignment and performance counselor in the Human Resources Office,
as a health officer in the Infectious Disease division of the Global Health Bureau and as chief of the Maternal and
Child Health Division. Mr. Zamora
was appointed USAID representative
in 2006 and elected AFSA vice president for USAID in July 2007.
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FAS VP: Henry Schmick*
Henry Schmick, after many long
and tedious summers working on the
family farm, fled the production side of
agriculture to teach math in the Peace
Corps (working in Zaire, which doesn’t
exist any longer). He then taught about
software for a computer company
(DEC, which also doesn’t exist any
longer) and is now a member of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (which, he
notes thankfully, does still exist — albeit
with a budget crunch). During his 25-
year career with FAS, Mr. Schmick has
been assigned to Argentina, Kenya, Vietnam and the World Trade Organization
in Switzerland (also known as “Virtual
Switzerland” or WTO-Land).
State Reps:
Carleton Bulkin
A Foreign Service officer since 1998
and formerly a Fascell Fellow, Carleton
Bulkin is a political officer who has
served in Prague, Havana, Moscow, Budapest and Kabul. He is currently the
deputy director for NATO operations in
the Office of European Security and Political Affairs. Mr. Bulkin was an AFSA
representative in Moscow and Budapest.
Jorge Delfin
As a security technical specialist with
the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Jorge
Delfin has served in Tunis, Mexico City
and Washington. He is a member of the
Security Technology/Computer Maintenance Management System Steering
Committee. Mr. Delfin is firmly committed to providing community service,
as evidenced by his involvement with the
Miner Elementary-Department of State
initiative. As a State representative, he is
particularly interested in supporting
Foreign Service specialists.
Joyce Namde
A consular officer by cone, Joyce
Winchel Namde has served as post representative in two locations and on the
AFSA Governing and Editorial Boards
from 2005-2007. Her overseas tours include London, Lagos, Manila, Ciudad
Juarez and Port-au-Prince. In Washington, Ms. Namde served in the Bureaus of
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and International Organization Affairs, and is
currently in the Africa Bureau. She will
use her understanding of both professional and personal FS challenges to
serve all AFSA members.
FCS VP: Keith Curtis*
Keith Curtis, a Senior FSO, has
served with the Foreign Commercial
Service for 20 years, working in Japan,
Washington, Brazil and Sweden. Previously he was employed for 10 years
with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Mr. Curtis is an expert in energy issues and is currently serving as
an adviser to the deputy assistant secretary for international operations.
Mary Glantz
Mary Glantz, a political officer, joined
the Foreign Service in 2002. Since then
she has served in Baku, Jerusalem and
Washington, D.C. She is currently the
Poland desk officer. Ms. Glantz has
served as an AFSA post representative in
Baku and in Jerusalem. She holds a doctorate in diplomatic history from Temple University.
Julia (Julie) Stewart
A human resources expert with prior
experience in government contracting
and information technology companies,
as well as with adult ESL/EFL training in
the U.S. and Italy, Julie Stewart is currently a post management officer in the
Joint Executive Office, supporting both
the Bureau of European and Eurasian
Affairs and the Bureau of International
Organization Affairs. She also served as
a financial management officer in Kabul,
GSO in Brussels and a consular officer in
Islamabad. Ms. Stewart is a strong advocate of matching resources to responsibilities and will endeavor to secure the
attention needed to focus on our goals.
Mike Unglesbee
A general services officer specialist,
Mike Unglesbee has served as GSO in
Taipei and Beijing, management officer
in the Central African Republic, and
