Constructing Resiliency
As part of the greening diplomacy initiative, the U.S. Mission in Geneva installed solar panels on their roof. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of...
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...
Preparing for Action
By Dana Sanders and Matt Warin
As a detachment of Pararescuemen (PJs) aboard two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters circle the skies above Zagreb, embassy personnel...
Beginning Anew
Above: A nighttime view of Matamoros’ new consulate building. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
By Moises D. Mendoza
For Alexander Raley, project...
Evacuation Support
By Wyokemia Joyner
Evacuations from post are certainly not new to the Department of State. Since 1988, the Department has managed more than 350 evacuations...
A Defector’s Journey
By Alexandra Langford
Many defectors from North Korea brave journeys of thousands of miles, hazardous crossings, years of hardship apart from their families and the...
Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Above: AVC Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas G. DiNanno inspects a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D, June...
Built Together
Above: Artist’s rendering of the new chancery building. Image courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations
By Rob Force
This year marks the 70th anniversary...
Future Focused
By Amanda J. Richard
The Department of State became one of the first federal agencies when the First Federal Congress of the United States established...
An Auspicious Anniversary
By Isaac D. Pacheco
Last year, President Donald Trump tapped former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo to serve as the nation’s 70th...