highlighting exciting and unique items from the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
By Andrea Kutsenkow, Archival Consultant, AFS Intercultural Programs National Directors from fifteen countries recently visited AFS International’s office in New…
AFS Returnee Joan Salajan created this painting for AFS Director General Stephen Galatti for Christmas in 1955. Joan had recently…
In honor of International Volunteer Day (December 5), we’re sharing the story of a World War II AFS ambulance driver…
Since the beginning, AFS has been a risk-taking organization that transcends borders, but did you know AFS has even transcended…
Henry E.M. Suckley volunteered for AFS with unit SSU 3 in February 1915, serving alongside future AFS Director General Stephen…
Irving Penn, one of the most celebrated photographers of the last half of the twentieth century, was 27 years old…
April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. While this day commemorates a…
The AFS office in Ghana is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! From 1967 to 1997, AFS Ghana hosted 163…
Arthur “Art” Howe, Jr. was an individual who dedicated much of his life to AFS: first as a volunteer ambulance…