Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement
Opening photo: A Danish Demining Group deminer carefully extracts a landmine from the side of the mountain in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of the Danish Demining Group
By Stephanie L. Pico
Imagine yourself as a 6-year-old student...
Seattle Passport Agency shares diverse stories
During Black History Month in February, Passport Specialist Yaneth Birch, a recent Pathways graduate, interviewed 12 Black women and shared their stories with her team at the Seattle Passport Agency. In March, in honor...
Women of Courage quindecennial
By Katie Zitzer
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted the 15th Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award ceremony in Washington, March 8. Special remarks were delivered by First Lady Jill Biden, Ambassador to...
Reality Remix
By Alice Chang and Amanda Solomon
During a recent virtual meeting, members of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) were sitting at their dining room tables, bedrooms, and home offices across the Washington region...
Retirements | April 2021
Civil Service
Bisson, Mark G. Davis, Yvette M.
Foreign Service
Marvin, Douglas C. Perkins, Ollie J.
Bilateral exercise helps secure regional stability
U.S. and Moroccan fighter jets flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean during “Lightning Handshake,” a bilateral maritime exercise involving U.S. and Moroccan armed forces, March 3. Morocco is a...
Ambassador tours educational facility in Timor-Leste
Embassy Dili’s American Corner welcomed Ambassador Kevin Blackstone, March 1, where he toured the facility and was introduced to group leaders who explained why they volunteer and what their teams do. Locally known as...