Sunday, March 29, 2009

Overseas Americans Week 2009

Welcome back to yet another one-week installment of Mr. Coyne Goes to Washington, a blog chronicling the work of the Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO) and our sister organizations, American Citizens Abroad (ACA) and the Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas (FAWCO), during Overseas Americans Weeek (OAW), March 30-April 3, 2009.

Before going any further, one bit of housekeeping -- if you are on the email distribution list from 2008 and wish to be removed, just email aaro@aaro.org and our Office Manager, Christine, will gladly remove your name from the list. And if you're not on and want to be added, just ask Christine.

OAW is our annual lobbying trip to Washington, where we beg, plead and coerce members of Congress to do the right thing on our various issues, primarily voting, tax and representation. For more information, take a look at our position papers at www.overseasamericansweek.com.

We're looking forward to a busy, exhausting and productive OAW this year. We're hoping to make significant progress and may have some exciting news on some of our issues soon, so stay tuned!

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