UNVIE’s Neil Armstrong spacesuit statue tours Europe
The U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE) was selected as the only non-U.S.-based recipient of a Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Neil Armstrong spacesuit statue. Since September 2019, the statue—an exact replica of Neil...
Embassy Islamabad breaks ground on educational foundation
Chargé d’Affaires Angela P. Aggeler (center) broke ground on the first permanent headquarters of the U.S. Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) along with USEFP’s Executive Director Rita Akhtar (right), and the Ministry of Foreign...
Office of Special Programs
Qatari special forces and U.S. special operators encounter a simulated gunman at the Qatar Metro Station, Mar. 24, 2021, during a training exercise called Invincible Sentry 21 in Doha. Invincible Sentry represented a unique...
Retired FSO shares essential history in Bunche Library Speaker Series
By Kristine Sasala
“American diplomats need to do a better job learning about the history and culture of their host countries,” said retired Foreign Service Officer John Dickson during a presentation in the Ralph J....
AAIFAA highlights Arab-Americans in government during National Arab American Heritage Month
By Rita Stephan and Dr. Charles Kiamie III
Arab-Americans in Foreign Affairs Agencies (AAIFAA), an official interagency employee affinity group with a membership surpassing 450 people, is celebrating its eighth anniversary in 2022. In April,...
Department sets retirements record in 2021
By Leon Lowder
For the Bureau of Global Talent Management’s Office of Retirement (RET), 2021 was a banner year with 837 State Foreign Service and Civil Service employees retiring—the highest annual number on record.
This increase...
Crowdsourced digital storytelling campaign bolsters #FacingDiplomacy series
By Maryum SaifeeThe National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) launched a crowdsourced digital storytelling campaign as part of their #FacingDiplomacy series, March 30. The campaign is focused on building and sharing a more complete...
