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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...

Art Anniversary

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 of Antananarivo on a beautiful day. Photo by Dudarev Mikhail

Antananarivo

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...
DSS special agents escort Secretary Antony Blinken (center) as he attends diplomatic meetings in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 4, 2022. Photo by Ronny Przysucha

Secretary of State’s Protective Division

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...
Safety Program Coordinator Nury Zepeda (center, with plaque), Consul General Roger C. Rigaud (next to Zepeda, lilac shirt), ConGen Monterrey’s gardening crew, and executives from the cross-border freight railroad company, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, stand before the butterfly garden, Oct. 17, 2022. Photo by Mohmoud Chikh-Ali

Monterrey garden protects butterflies

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...

U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program delivers on diversity

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...

Pyeongtaek American Corner hosts student town hall

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 around Margalla Hills National Park, November 2022. Blome visited the park to learn more about how the United States and Pakistan can advance mutual interests in ecology, climate resilience, and countering wildlife trafficking. Under the U.S.-Pakistan Green Alliance framework, Blome has emphasized the importance of cooperation with Pakistan across a range of environmental issues, including biodiversity, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and clean water, among others. Photo courtesy of Embassy Islamabad

National park visit highlights conservation efforts in Islamabad

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...
Argentine tennis player Gabriella Sabatini (second from left) cuts the ribbon to officially unveil a new mural painted by Argentine street artist Martin Ron (second from right). The mural was commissioned by Ambassador Marc Stanley (far left) and his wife Wendy Stanley (middle) and features Sabatini, Argentine tennis player Diego Schwartzman (far right), and American tennis player Serena Williams. Photo courtesy of Embassy Buenos Aires

Tennis mural completed in Buenos Aires

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...
Consul General Jack Hillmeyer (center) speaks at the unveiling of the winning tartan design at ConGen Edinburgh, Nov. 30, 2022. Photo by Patrick Hogan

ConGen Edinburgh unveils its own tartan

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...

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Making a Statement

The image is split down the middle with the "Making a Statement" logo in white on a blue background on the left, followed by the name Moises Mendoza. Mendoza smiles on the right.