The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) has appointed IFSW President Gary Bailey as a member of the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education effective July 1, 2010-June 30, 2013, which coincides with his term of service as president of the International Federation of Social Workers. The work of the Commission on Global Social Work Education is far reaching in terms of setting an agenda for CSWE relative to Global Social Work Education as well as maintaining an interface with other organizations and their global initiatives, including the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education. In a statement related to the appointment CSWE President Mildred C.Joyner stated :”the time has come for us to move as a profession and social work education and the profession of social work must take the lead. I know that with your participation on the Commission will advance social work education so that all students are prepared globally.” CSWE President and CEO Julia Watkins was recently elected as the IASSW treasurer.