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...
Safe Passage
By David B. Rochford
Lying unconscious in the brush, the elephant’s massive rib cage rose and fell with each labored breath. With gleaming tusks the...
Women in Facility Management
By Rebecca Beatty
The Facilities (FAC) section in an embassy has a unique opportunity to directly contribute to U.S. National Security interests by empowering an...
Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges
By Sarah Schornstein
The Under Secretariat for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, known colloquially as the E family, includes three bureaus and four offices,...
Resilience Training
By Eric Cipriano
Today’s ever-changing world demands flexibility and productive responses, for which many people are not prepared. Diplomacy in the 21st century requires effective,...
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...
Performance Management
Bureau of Global Talent Management leaders meet with Marcia S. Bernicat, director general of the Foreign Service and director of global talent, Nov. 15....
Leading the Way
Opening photo: Members of the Transition Center team gather for an annual photo on the lawn of the Foreign Service Institute, 2019. As of...
Indispensable Messenger
By Kristin Ahlberg and Tiffany Cabrera
As the 64th U.S. secretary of state and the first woman to hold the position, Madeleine Albright faced the...
Channeling Dissent
By Iris Kim and Betsy Lewis
This year, the United States celebrates 50 years of bilateral ties with Bangladesh, which became an independent country in...