Retirements | February 2019
Civil ServiceAdams, LeroyAdams, Mark W.Aldag, Howard W.Backstrom, Paul M.Baer, Jean B.Baker, Thomas A.Beasley, John T.Berube, Daniel R.Borda, Thomas A.Bowens, Barbara A.Bui, Hao H.Combs, Virginia L.Crowson, Richard H.Daniel, Michael M.Davis, Tammy D.Dawkins, Janice W.Day, Barbara...
Ethics Answers | February 2019
Question: I’m a management officer, and recently, I have had several annual financial disclosure filers tell me that the passwords they used last year for the online financial disclosure system don’t work this year. What...
Embassy Freetown salutes dedication of its LE staff
Ambassador Maria Brewer unveiled a plaque on Local Staff Appreciation Day at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown last November. Embassy office staff found a dust-covered plaque from 1997 that praised the Sierra Leonean staff...
Sports diplomacy thrives in the Dominican Republic
U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein threw out the first pitch at a Gigantes’ (Giants) game in San Francisco de Macorís last November. San Francisco de Macorís sits in the heart of...
Ambassador’s visit highlights socio-economic relations
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Scott Brown visited American Samoa last November to learn more about the extensive socio-economic ties directly impacting relations between Samoa and American Samoa. Brown met with the governor...
Project Soar empowers teenage girls in rural Morocco
The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative’s (MEPI) Project Soar is one of the most successful women empowerment projects in Morocco. The project empowers nearly 700 teenage girls from 26 economically disadvantaged semi-rural villages in Morocco...
Consulate General Toronto emphasizes work-life balance
The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto partnered with Mamava, Inc. to install a lactation pod to provide a safe, clean and comfortable space for lactating mothers, and to comply with the mandate of the...
Department hosts accessibility experts for NDEAM
Americans celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October to recognize the creativity, innovation and skills that people with disabilities bring to the workforce. As part of this effort, the Department of State...
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, creative and innovative foreign policy solutions, and America needs an...