Preserving America’s Cultural Heritage
By Tobin Tracey
National Preservation Month, celebrated every May, is a global celebration that highlights the nation’s heritage through historic places and their meaningful stories....
Champions of Diplomacy
By Amanda J. Richard
The first floor of the Harry S. Truman Building was a bustling hive of activity, Feb. 25-26, as leaders of the...
Friendship Forest
By Krystle Norman
Ambassador George Glass and his wife Mary arrived in Portugal in August 2017, just as the country was experiencing the deadliest wildfire...
Mission Professionals
By Stephanie S. Sullivan
Advancing America’s image in Ghana is a Mission-wide effort that directly supports the Trump Administration’s Africa Strategy. Embassy Accra’s interagency public...
Supporting Davos Event
By Mike Taylor
For 51 weeks of the year, the Swiss mountain village of Davos is the picture of Alpine tranquility. Brightly-dressed skiers and hikers...
Steady Workforce
By Cynthia Nelson
Over the past 10 years, attrition rates in the Foreign Service (FS) and Civil Service (CS) have remained relatively constant and below...
Modern Diplomacy
By Kathryn Edwards
On any given Tuesday, in the small West African nation of The Gambia, something unusual in the history of U.S. diplomacy happens;...
Broader Mission
By Courtnay Rosenberger and Chris Breding
The Department recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Consular Affairs Appointment-Eligible Family Members (CA-AEFM) program, which allows EFMs...