James E.
Patterson
Life Member
American Foreign Service Association
Washington
DC 20037
February 1,
2017
Congressman
Ed Royce
2310 Rayburn
House Office Building
Washington,
DC 20515
Dear
Congressman Royce,
As a member
of the California State Society and a foreign service professional, I want to
call to your kind attention a recent email from my professional union, the
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). See transmitted Page Two of the
email with the last paragraph circled.
The email to
me states: “It is important to note that friends of the Foreign Service on
Capitol Hill are showing their support in action (of AFSA dissent to President
Trump’s immigration EO). Click here to read a letter to the President from
members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.” See transmitted Page Three
of the letter.
The letter
address to “The President” and not to “President Donald J. Trump,” is signed by
Ranking Members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Democratic Rep.
Alan Lowenthal, who is not a Committee Member. As an AFSA member and a Life
Member of the AFSA who voted for President Donald J. Trump and Vice President
Mike Pence, the AFSA email is inaccurate and offensive to me.
The
Committee letter, dated January 31, 2017, should be address to President Donald
J. Trump so as not to be divisive and fuel politically partisan charges
President Trump was illegitimately elected President of the United States.
Secondly, the email is inaccurate because Lowenthal is not a member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Further, since the letterhead states “Committee
on Foreign Affairs” Lowenthal is misleading readers, as is AFSA, that he is a
Committee member.
It is
disturbing to me AFSA has taken a partisan political position in violation of
its mission. I urge you to call this matter to the attention of AFSA President Barbara J. Stephenson. Ambassador
Stephenson needs to read and accurately describe these emails and stop
distributing partisan political material in violation of the Hatch Act and
other federal laws.
Please contact me if I can answer any questions
on this very serious matter. Thank you for your service to California, the
Nation and the World.
Sincerely,
James Patterson-xxx-
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