February 2023

U.S. Helsinki Commission Policy Advisor Alex Tiersky (second from left) stands with witnesses from the My "Hell" in Russian Captivity hearing, Sept. 15, 2022. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Helsinki Commission By Demitra Pappas Most Foreign...

Artist Courtney Mattison sits beneath her site-specific commission for Embassy Jakarta, called “Confluence (Our Changing Seas V).” View the entire version of "Confluence (Our Changing Seas V)" at the end of this article. Photo...

An aerial view of Antananarivo shows its colorful character. Photo by Dudarev Mikhail By Elizabeth Maynard and Marinà Rakotonarivo Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, is arguably the most biodiverse country on earth. An exceptional variety...

Diplomatic Security Service special agents escort Secretary Antony Blinken (center) as he attends diplomatic meetings in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 4, 2022. Photo by Ronny Przysucha By Melissa Mangold and Edward Adams Whether Secretary of State Antony...

By Mohmoud Chikh-Ali Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies fly south to Mexico in a chain of four generations. There, the butterflies spend the winter clinging to branches in the forests of Michoacán and Mexico...

Students from the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP) visited the Department of State’s Harry S Truman Building, June 6, 2022, during the domestic portion of their program, which spans two consecutive summers. This...

Embassy Seoul’s Public Diplomacy Officer Joshua Lustig (left) spoke with approximately 30 high school students at the Pyeongtaek American Corner, Dec. 1, 2022, about the need for young people to engage in international affairs...

Members of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, a small but dedicated group of officials operating under Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, guide U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome (third from left) around Margalla Hills...

By Glyn T. Davies Sports are a powerful way to bring people together. Witness the World Cup, Olympics, Wimbledon, or any international sporting event. Depict the drama of sport in stunning, monumental art, place it...

By Michael Feldman In the fall of 2022, the U.S. Consulate General in Edinburgh held an online contest for the public to select its first official tartan. The tartan’s distinct patterns of plaid are embraced...