Team Readiness
Members of Marine Security Guard Detachment Karachi demonstrate a method of carrying an injured person without a stretcher during Karachi’s Emergency Preparedness Fair, Feb. 25. Photo by Narendar Kumar
By Rylan Hussey
“If we wait until...
A Pet’s Journey
By Maureen Johnston and Sarah Genton
Thousands of pets accompany U.S. diplomatic personnel overseas, which comes as no surprise to those who cherish their furry family members. Dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and even horses (among...
Office of Global Criminal Justice
By Lucy Seyfarth
In the spring of 2022, the world watched as Russia relaunched an unjustified and brutal war in Ukraine. Amid the immediate action in response to Russia’s aggression came a global recognition that...
Restoring Greenview Cemetery
By James Barchanowicz
Greenview Cemetery in Blackstone, Va., is located just outside Fort Pickett, a military reserve training facility and home to the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) that provides lifesaving security training to...
GDI Resilience Innovation Grant Award recipients announced
By Maryam Alam
The Department of State announced the recipients of the fourth annual Resilience Innovation Grant, a part of the Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Awards, June 28. Sponsored by the Bureau of Overseas Building...
Skopje’s Health Unit implements innovative training program
By Holly Paul
Health Units (HU) at U.S. embassies worldwide have long played a key role in providing medical preparedness training and ensuring that diplomats serving overseas are safe and ready for medical emergencies.
Embassy Skopje’s...
Port-au-Prince DEIA mentoring initiative draws hundreds
By Elijah Jatovsky
Embassy Port-au-Prince launched its inaugural employee mentoring program, April 25, welcoming more than 200 community members who connected across sections, agencies, nationalities, and languages. “Mentor Match Day” was created in response to...
Embassy Tashkent supports counter-smuggling efforts in Uzbekistan
By Jack Anderson
Criminals and terrorists often hide guns, drugs, and trafficked people in freight containers. This smuggling fuels organized crime, terrorist networks, and other illicit enterprises and continues to pose a major challenge throughout...
