American generosity continues for most vulnerable during pandemic
By Jessica Padron and Jameson DeBose
Microsoft Teams enhances communication and collaboration
By Robert Watts
Many Department of State employees have discovered the value of Microsoft Teams on the Department’s network during the past several months. Now auto-starting on OpenNet desktops, available on GO Virtual, GO Browser, and mobile apps, Microsoft...
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 “The Novel 156th/202nd,” the class adapted Foreign Service traditions like Flag Day...
Investing in People
By Jeannie Hindman
In 1940, Nelson Rockefeller, coordinator of commercial and cultural affairs for the American Republics, initiated the exchange of persons program with Latin America, inviting 130 Latin American journalists to the United States....
TalentCare
By Lawrence Randolph
Nothing is more important than the health, safety, and well-being of the more than 76,000 people who make up the Department of State’s global workforce. The Department’s global mission imposes considerable demands, both...
Passion Project
By Mark Schaver
Not the wedding they were expecting, Stabilization Advisor and his wife Sophie Neumann, are shown after they got married at the Kinondoni District Commissioner’s office in Dar es Salaam, March 30. Photo...
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 compound was locked...