Exchange Visitor Program marathon series expands
By Christian Caudill
For the fifth year in a row, the Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) comprised the largest group of volunteers for the TCS New York City Marathon. More than 1,600 volunteers...
ECA helps women entrepreneurs turn dreams into reality
By Manuel Pereira Colocci
Knowing how to make a product does not necessarily mean that you know how to sell it or how to make a successful business of it. That is the thought behind...
Embassy Harare program empowers women
As a part of Embassy Harare’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) program, Ambassador Brian A. Nichols hosted representatives from Zimbabwe’s main Apostolic coalitions and #HeForShe ambassadors from South Africa, Zambia, Japan,...
YLAI training prepares entrepreneurs
Embassy Mexico City’s Public Affairs Section organized a train-the-trainer event in Mexico City for 41 selected Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) alumni from 18 different countries. The four-day program, funded by the...
Passionate Professionalism
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 this year’s Department of State Awards Ceremony, Nov. 13. Deputy...
Above and Beyond
By Amanda J. Richard
There is no single superlative that can be used to characterize the immense contributions made by the 2019 Foreign Service National (FSN) award winners. While these seven individuals hail from different...
A new century presents new challenges for the ILO
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert A. Destro delivered a keynote speech at an event marking the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) 100th anniversary. Destro praised ILO’s accomplishments in setting labor standards...
ECA podcast shares exchange participants’ stories
By Edward Stewart
One year ago, the Collaboratory—the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) innovation unit—set out to prove two concepts with a new podcast project called 22.33. The concepts that the team wanted...
