Fulbright going strong at 75
Opening Photo: President Harry S. Truman (center) poses with a group of Fulbright teachers, 1950. Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections
By Sherry C. Keneson-Hall
Throughout 2021, the Fulbright Program is celebrating...
Overcoming Virtual Challenges
By Calvin Clessas, Celia Lee, and Waqas Feroze
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is responsible for acquiring, designing, constructing, and maintaining Department of State facilities abroad, with more than 16,000 properties in various...
Putting People First
By Ronda Capeles
People first. Successful organizations focus on integrating all aspects of employee satisfaction into business-related processes, and the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is doing just that through its modernized talent management...
Program in Somalia expands education access
Embassy Mogadishu recently highlighted USAID Somalia’s Bar ama Baro (Teach or Learn) program working on expanding access to education for Somali children who were not previously in the classroom. Program staff started by assessing...
Embassy San Salvador presents donated school supplies
Embassy San Salvador’s Chargé d’Affaires Jean Manes led a ceremony with U.S. Army Col. Brian Blackstone. They presented 1,150 school supply kits valued at $26,000 for elementary school children from Centros Escolares in Caluco,...
Mission China’s D&I Councils work together to effect positive change
By Kristin Gilmore
Following a series of community-led conversations about structural racism in the United States in August 2020, then-Ambassador Terry Branstad called on the embassy and consulates in Mission China to establish Diversity and...
