Sponsors
The Foreign Service Youth Foundation receives funding from many sources including corporate sponsors, individual donors, membership dues, publication sales, and program service fees. In fiscal year 2009, we expect to receive more than 92% of our revenue from the following eleven (11) corporate sponsors. Without their generous support, FSYF would struggle to accomplish its mission. Please join us in thanking them with your business.
www.clements.com
Founded in 1947 to fulfill the insurance needs of the
Foreign Service, Clements is a leading provider of insurance
for expatriates, international schools, multinational
businesses and relief organizations. With customers in more
than 170 countries around the globe, Clements understands
the unique challenges and opportunities facing Foreign
Service youth and their families.
www.geico.com
GEICO—Government Employee Insurance Company—was originally
founded to benefit U.S. Government and military personnel.
Today, the company has grown to provide insurance to a wide
range of customers, whether they are employed by Uncle Sam
or the private sector. With 9 million auto policyholders,
GEICO is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in
the United States.
www.sdfcu.org
The State Department Federal Credit Union is a member-owned,
not-for-profit financial cooperative that offers a wide
range of low-cost products and services designed
specifically to meet the needs of Department of State
employees. SDFCU demonstrates a commitment to its members
and the State Department community in many ways, including
support of the Foreign Service Youth Foundation.
http://www.cci-exchange.com/ushighschool.aspx
Established in 1985, the
Center for
Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit international
education exchange organization dedicated to the promotion
of academic development, cultural understanding,
environmental consciousness, and world peace. Based in
Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes high school exchange,
short-term group homestay, internship, volunteer, work &
travel, and language study programs in the United States and
in over 30 countries around the world.
www.peakeinc.com
Peake Management, Inc. is a residential property management
company located in McLean, Virginia that was founded in 1982
by a Foreign Service family. It provides full management
services, including marketing, tenant screening, leasing,
maintenance and accounting to Foreign Service, World Bank
and military clients. In operation for more than 25 years,
Peake Management remains a family business and continues to
offer a personal touch and a unique understanding of the
Foreign Service lifestyle.
www.ppmnva.com
Since 1985, PPM’s sole mission has been to provide easy,
worry-free property management services. With many Foreign
Service clients, PPM understands the need to take good care
of properties and to keep clients fully informed via phone, fax
or email, whether they are downtown or across the globe.
Since property owners have differing needs, PPM specializes
in flexible, personalized service.
www.diplosales.com
Diplomatic Automobile Sales is a division of the Overseas
Military Sales Group, which was founded before World War II.
Diplomatic Automobile is proud to serve those who serve our
country, including members of the Foreign Service, by
offering exceptional values on the purchase, lease or
finance of new vehicles.
www.aafsw.org
The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide
(AAFSW) is a non-profit, membership organization that has
been representing Foreign Service spouses, employees and
retirees since 1960. AAFSW is an independent advocate for
its membership, giving members a stronger voice when working
on common concerns and a chance to enjoy shared interests.
www.afsa.org
The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), established
in 1924, is the professional association of the United
States Foreign Service. With nearly 14,000 dues-paying
members, AFSA represents 23,000 active and retired Foreign
Service employees of the Department of State and Agency for
International Development (AID), as well as smaller groups
in the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), U.S. & Foreign
Commercial Service (FCS), and International Broadcasting
Bureau (IBB).
www.mcgrathrealestate.com
McGrath Real Estate founders Edward and Margaret McGrath
understood the special management needs of home owners who
are transferred overseas because they were once in the
Foreign Service themselves. Since 1976, McGrath has set the
standard for representing Foreign Service Officers, World
Bank Executives and educated investors in every aspect of
residential property management in Northern Virginia. Today,
the business is in the hands of their son, Jim McGrath,
himself a former Foreign Service youth.
highschool.unl.edu/
Established in 1929, the University of Nebraska—Lincoln was
the first fully accredited university-based independent
study high school in the nation. Today it offers individual
courses and diploma programs to Foreign Service youth,
homeschooled students, and others who appreciate the
accessible and flexible format. A full curriculum of core,
elective and AP courses is available online and in print
formats.
