In Brief

Mission Spain connects women entrepreneurs with mentors

U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Julissa Reynoso (center) stands with recent graduates of the Department of State’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) and...

Karachi Consul General attends Special Olympics of Pakistan ceremony

Consul General Nicole Theriot (center) stands with Pakistani athletes at a ceremony in Karachi, Jan. 20. The athletes are training for the June 2023...

Ambassador pays respect to victims of war crimes

U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Michael Murphy (second from left), along with Adnin Hasić (far left), president of the Association of Families...

Ambassador presides over cultural preservation grant ceremony

U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters (right) presided over the closing ceremony of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to preserve the...

Art in Embassies launches art initiative at Kennedy Center

The Office of Art in Embassies (AIE) launched a 60th Anniversary diplomacy for democracy art initiative at the John F. Kennedy Center for the...
Members of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, a small but dedicated group of officials operating under Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, guide U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome around Margalla Hills National Park, November 2022. Blome visited the park to learn more about how the United States and Pakistan can advance mutual interests in ecology, climate resilience, and countering wildlife trafficking. Under the U.S.-Pakistan Green Alliance framework, Blome has emphasized the importance of cooperation with Pakistan across a range of environmental issues, including biodiversity, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and clean water, among others. Photo courtesy of Embassy Islamabad

National park visit highlights conservation efforts in Islamabad

Members of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, a small but dedicated group of officials operating under Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, guide U.S. Ambassador...

In the News

Two embassy staff members prepare to return a volley in Embassy Baghdad’s winter pickleball tournament, Dec. 16, 2022. Photo by Maricar Batgul

Pickleball in Baghdad brings embassy community together

By Linley Wartenberg Pickleball has caught on in Baghdad. David Arnaldo and David Denehy, both program officers with USAID, claim to have initially brought the game to Baghdad as an...

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Making a Statement

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