Walk Together, Talk Together
AFS Returnee Joan Salajan created this painting for AFS Director General Stephen Galatti for Christmas in 1955. Joan had recently…
Archival Spotlight
highlighting exciting and unique items from the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
Wartime Service in the Middle East
In honor of International Volunteer Day (December 5), we’re sharing the story of a World War II AFS ambulance driver…
AFS in Space
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, 1915
Henry E.M. Suckley volunteered for AFS with unit SSU 3 in February 1915, serving alongside future AFS Director General Stephen…
Three Little Spectators, 1945
Irving Penn, one of the most celebrated photographers of the last half of the twentieth century, was 27 years old…
The Kid Chauffeur, 1915
April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. While this day commemorates a…
Discover the World with AFS, circa 1976-1986
The AFS office in Ghana is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! From 1967 to 1997, AFS Ghana hosted 163…
Travels with Artie
Arthur “Art” Howe, Jr. was an individual who dedicated much of his life to AFS: first as a volunteer ambulance…
A Lifelong Friendship: Waldo Peirce and Ernest Hemingway
In 1915, Harvard graduate Waldo Peirce volunteered as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in France. After the…
Our Friend France, 1917
The American Field Service (AFS) relied on donations from Americans in the United States to purchase ambulances during World War…