April 2019

By Angela French Special agents in dark suits and sunglasses drive black Suburbans through the city streets while unknown VIPs are hidden behind tinted windows. The men in black could be Diplomatic Security Service (DSS)...

By Nicole Fox More than 100 million sharks are killed each year in what is now a billion-dollar industry. With the help of an organization funded by the United States, one Philippine municipality has made...

A regional hub in a robust and prosperous democracy

Civil ServiceAult, Richard B.Best, Georgiana Q.Brandling-Bennett, Helen D.Clark, Anthony C.Dennis, Michael J.Disanto, EmiliaGiardino, Joseph A.Hermesman, Ricardo L.Johnson, Carolyn D. Lang, TimothyManning, Martin J.Moore, Brenda G.Popovich, Michael M.Potocki, Maria W.Silverio, Hilario P.Winchester, Ellen S. Foreign ServiceBayer, Michael...

Elizabeth (Betty) Connell Schaeffer Briggs, 94, died Dec. 16, 2018 in Ferndale, Calif. Briggs earned a degree from Mary Washington College and a graduate degree from San Jose State University. She was married to...

Question: During the government shutdown due to the lapse in appropriations, I considered finding a temporary job. Would the ethics rules have permitted me to do so?  Answer: All Department employees are subject to the...

Photo Illustration by Amanda J. Richard | For the past 10 years, eDiplomacy’s Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program has invited U.S. university students to work with colleagues at the Department and across the...