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 York City for a series of trainings. The office at…
AFS Returnee Joan Salajan created this painting for AFS Director General Stephen Galatti for Christmas in 1955. Joan had recently traveled to Greece from the United States as an AFS…
In honor of International Volunteer Day (December 5), we’re sharing the story of a World War II AFS ambulance driver who exemplifies the AFS volunteer spirit. Inspired by his wartime…
Since the beginning, AFS has been a risk-taking organization that transcends borders, but did you know AFS has even transcended the boundaries of Earth on more than one occasion? This…
Henry E.M. Suckley volunteered for AFS with unit SSU 3 in February 1915, serving alongside future AFS Director General Stephen Galatti and Lost Generation painter Waldo Peirce. Suckley served overseas…
Irving Penn, one of the most celebrated photographers of the last half of the twentieth century, was 27 years old and a photographer for Vogue when he volunteered with AFS…
April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. While this day commemorates a military decision, it’s also serves as an important reminder that the…
The AFS office in Ghana is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! From 1967 to 1997, AFS Ghana hosted 163 participants and sent 410 of their students abroad. The unique…
Arthur “Art” Howe, Jr. was an individual who dedicated much of his life to AFS: first as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War II, then as an AFS President…