SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE

GENERAL FOREIGN SERVICE SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS

LIST OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEDIA GROUPS

AAFSW Global Connection

For AAFSW members only.


It's just a "Best By" date

This is a forum where U.S. Embassy Commissary Managers and U.S. Employee Association members can network and meet others who are interested in improving their respective employee associations around the world! This is a place for people in the worldwide U.S. Embassy community to ask questions, suggest best practices, and provide lessons learned. We invite people who are interested in improving their Embassy community to join.


Livelines Discussion Group

Run by AAFSW, for members only.



RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL MEDIA

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS ON FACEBOOK

Some groups are secret; please contact office@aafsw.org to inquire about groups serving specific needs or posts.

FOR SPOUSES/PARTNERS

AAFSW Foreign-Born Spouses – Facebook group

AAFSW DCM and PO Spouses – Facebook group

FOR FS EMPLOYEES

Foreign Service Officer Group – Facebook group

Diplomatic Security Group – Facebook group

Foreign Service Tandem Couples – Facebook group

Balancing Act at State – Facebook group

The “New” FS EFM – Facebook group
Supports EFMs from diverse demographics.

Foreign Service Forum (Unofficial!)

Foreign Service Specialists

IN THIS SECTION

General Foreign Service Social Media Groups

Resources for Developing Social Media

Social Media for Specific Groups

Post-Specific Social Media

Foreign Service Blog Roll

GROUPS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT / PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

LinkedIn – PROPS – Professional Partners/Spouses of FS
Contact office@aafsw.org for more information.

EFMs Helping Other EFMs Find Employment – Facebook group

EFM Entrepreneurs – Facebook group

EFM Freelance Writers – Facebook group

Artist Abroad – Facebook group

Psychotherapists in the Foreign Service – Facebook group

FS Yoga Teachers – Facebook Group

EFM DETOs 

Trailing Teachers

FS Retirement Planning Group
This group is for Foreign Service officers and their spouses to discuss retirement planning strategies.

FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PARENTS

AAFSW Parents – Facebook group

AAFSW Special Needs Families – Facebook group
Mutual support group for special needs families

AAFSW Boarding School Parents – Facebook group

Foreign Service College Bound – Facebook group

French School Families – Facebook Group

Families at Oakwood Falls Church

Multilingual FS kids

FS Gifted

FOR THOSE WITH PETS

Fabulous Foreign Service Pets – Facebook group

FOREIGN SERVICE LIFE – MISCELLANEOUS

Support group for those caring for an elderly relative or facing the loss or serious illness of a parent.

FS Borrow Barter Sell – Facebook group

Drexel & Other FS Housing Hacks – Facebook group

Foreign Service Unaccompanied Tour Group – Facebook group

Toolbox for Americans Abroad

DiploChic

Single in the Service

FS Real Estate Investors

TH Travel Tips

FS House Hunters International

FS – Retirement Planning

FS Couchsurfing

FS Sell It or List It

Finance Club

DC Repatriates

POST-SPECIFIC SOCIAL MEDIA

Many post-specific groups and blogs are secret for security reasons. To find out about groups for your post, contact your Community Liaison Office (CLO) or write to office@aafsw.org for help. AAFSW members can also access a list of groups in the members-only section of www.aafsw.org.

FOREIGN SERVICE BLOG ROLL



Diplopundit

An outspoken, anonymous blog on foreign policy and Foreign Service life.