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AVC Assistant Secretary Mallory Stewart (second from left) tours the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, a chemical weapons destruction facility in Colorado, July 27, 2022. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense

$At the center of the image is a horizontal orange cloud known as Herbig-Haro 46/47 that is uneven with rounded ends, and tilted from bottom left to top right. In the middle of this cloud is a yellow-white blob with 8 reddish pink diffraction spikes piercing through it. The left lobe of the cloud is thicker. Just off the edge is a tiny red arc that curves in the opposite direction. The right lobe is thinner, and ends in a smaller orange semi-circle that has a faint purple outline. Just off the edge of this lobe is a slightly smaller orange sponge-like blob. A delicate, semi-transparent blue cloud known as a nebula drifts toward the top of the image and peters out toward the left of the frame. Toward the right and bottom, the nebula ends in a soft ridge set off in a translucent orange. The background is filled with stars and galaxies. Two foreground stars with blue diffraction spikes, seen in the bottom right corner, are especially prominent.$

The Final Frontier

Supporting Davos Event

President Donald J. Trump meets with Ambassador Ed McMullen (right of center) and the WEF support team, Jan. 22. Photo courtesy of The White House

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

Marine Security Guard Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Estephania De Leon (center) oversees a Marine security guard emergency preparedness training. Photo by Kathryn Edwards

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

Consular Professional Courtnay Rosenberger (seventh from the right) with consular colleagues and airmen during the 2019 Consular Leadership Day at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Doha, Qatar. Photo courtesy of the Al Udeid Air Base

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...

Historic Merger

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses affected employees at the Town Hall on the PA-IIP Merger, April 2019. Photo by Shehryar Mufti

By Virginia Blakeman and Alexis Sullivan “Our ability to communicate American foreign policy and values around the world is absolutely core to our success at...

Accessibility Solutions

A Ruby XLHD Handheld Magnifier, a digital magnification device that also allows for color filtration for individuals with visual impairments, sits on top of architecture plans for the new Access Center. Photo by Heidi Howland

By David Conner The Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (HR/OAA) will soon open the Department of State’s new Access Center, a...

Collaborating for a Safer America

Exercise directors meet with role players during the exercise to answer their questions. Photo by Judy Emmert

By Lynda Kasonde Every minute federal, state, and local agencies are working to protect nearly 330 million people in the United States and active shooter...

Creating Opportunity

EFM Elisa Sanwick teaches a cooking class at her post in Mexico City. Photo by Linsey Pizzulo

By Leah Evans Eligible family members (EFMs) often face the challenge of finding meaningful employment while posted abroad. Challenges can include lack of a bilateral work...

Unexpected Iguanas

This larger-than-life iguana statue is a famous Guayaquil city landmark, commissioned by the municipality to commemorate the animal. It was erected out of mosaic tile by artist Juan Marcelo Sánchez. Photo by talalbakr25

By Julie Mellin Opening its eyes for the first time, the newborn green iguana took in its surroundings: more than seven acres of rolling hills,...

Passionate Professionalism

Center, second row: Under Secretary of State for Management Brian J. Bulato and Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Carol Z. Perez stand with the 2019 Department of State award winners after the award ceremony in the Benjamin Franklin Room, Nov. 13. State Department photo

By Amanda J. Richard The sparkling chandeliers and gold-leaf-encrusted stanchions of the Harry S. Truman Building’s storied Benjamin Franklin Room provided an exquisite backdrop for...

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