FAO Association of Monterey,
January was a great month of events for our association. The quarterly dinner and first brown bag lunch were both a great success. A few photos from dinner are posted on our facebook page. Thank you to everyone who has attended. Your presence makes our events a success. Several great events are coming up soon.
1. FAOAM Social: Thursday, 10 Feb at 1530 in the Trident Room. Come meet your fellow international affairs specialists.
2. FAO-CAP: IDMC is still looking for a few cultural ambassadors for the upcoming course that will run from 11 February to 20 April 2011. Ambassadors are needed for officers coming from Morocco and Albania. Contact Maj Hector Lopez hglopez@nps.edu if you are interested. Being a cultural ambassador does not take a lot of effort and is great experience for anyone wanting to meet officers from around the world and to share American culture.
3. Conversations: The FAOAM is once again invited to the Osborne home in Carmel Highlands at 1730 on Thursday, 10 Feb. Contact us for details and RSVP information. Parking is limited, so carpooling is encouraged.
4. FAOAM Board Elections: Most of the FAOAM Board will graduate in March. If you are interested in carrying on the work of the FAOAM, we are seeking nominations for board leadership. Join us at the social or contact a board member if you have any questions. Elections will be complete by 24 Feb and turnover will shortly after.
5. Meet Senior LATAM FAO’s: Events to meet the senior LATAM FAOs in town for the JFSSPP will be on 22 and 23 February (22 for LATAM only, and 23 for all interested). Details will be out soon.
6. Brown Bag Lunch: Monday, 7 March at 1200 in GL-109 with Anisa Medhi, Fulbright Scholar and an Emmy award-winning journalist and filmmaker specializing in religion and the arts. www.anisamehdi.com
7. The next FAOOC is scheduled for 16-18 Feb upstairs of the Weckerling Center.
ALL Army FAOs currently assigned to the Presidio are REQUIRED to attend the
first day. Only FAOs who have not attended a previous FAOOC are required to
attend the following two days. Duty uniform is ACU. Days run long, usually
0800 – 1700. There is a conference charge of $10.00 to all who attend. Fee
defrays the cost of daily layout, Wednesday evening reception and Friday
luncheon. Reception is Wednesday evening, 1800 – 2000, is informal (open
collar), and includes an open bar. Wives/Husbands are welcome and invited
to attend as much as they choose. The $10 covers everything, for both
officer and spouse. Friday afternoon is devoted to family issues. Regions
will break out to separate rooms and question/answer discussion will be lead
by senior officer who has served in the region. RSVP and questions to richard.higdem@us.army.mil
Sincerely,
LT Andrew O’Connor, USN
Chairman, FAOAM
