In Brief
FSI hosts first-ever virtual orientation
The Foreign Service Institute concluded the first-ever virtual orientation for 157 Foreign Service generalists and specialists, June 26. Referring to themselves as...
DSS Basic Special Agent Course class graduates amid pandemic
Members of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Basic Special Agent Course (BSAC) Class 146 graduated in a ceremony held at the Foreign...
ConGen Wuhan shares lessons learned
The Operations Center’s Office of Crisis Management and Strategy (CMS) hosted more than 170 participants for a webinar entitled “Lessons Learned from...
Department receives public-sector Employer of the Year Award
The Department of State was honored with the “CAREERS & the disABLED” 28th annual public-sector Employer of the Year award, July 2020....
Ventilator donation strengthens partnership in Ecuador
Ambassador Michael J. Fitzpatrick and Ecuadorian President Moreno meet to observe a donation of ventilators arriving in Ecuador, July 8. Mission Ecuador,...
Department leaders and EAGs commemorate Juneteenth at HST
Thursday Luncheon Group, an employee affinity group (EAG), convened a socially-distanced Juneteenth Commemoration, June 19, with Deputy Secretary Stephen Biegun and Director...
In the News
Embassy Kabul redefines service
By Amy Hood
Embassy Kabul was already working within the confines of a decades-long conflict, political turmoil, and terrorist threats when the coronavirus pandemic struck in March. Due to the outbreak, the...
