Retirements | July 2020
Civil Service
Batt, Eugene P.Blackwood, Ann S.Campbell, Michael A.Cole-Misch, Sara A.Crews, Earnest C.Dehm, Kathleen A.Douglass, William H.Edwards, Roger L.Park, KookheePrice, Patricia V.Rudd, Lisa J.Spencer, Aida L.Via Aaron, Susan M.Wood, Michael T.Zafke, Larry R.
Foreign Service
Brown, Judith...
Video Captioning @ State celebrates fifth anniversary
Video Captioning @ State (VC@S) celebrated their fifth anniversary as an integral Department of State program, May 2020. The Department produces or uses thousands of videos per year for internal and external audiences, both...
Marine Security Guards pay tribute to fallen veterans
Even during these unusual times, deeply rooted traditions remain. The Marine Security Guard (MSG) detachment at Embassy Luxembourg continued the long-standing custom of honoring the fallen during Memorial Day weekend. MSG Marines participated in...
Consulate Azores celebrates 225 years of diplomacy
By Kathryn Hammond
Portugal’s Azores islands, an archipelago in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, celebrates the 225th anniversary as the oldest continually operating U.S. consulate in the world, July 7. Opened in 1795...
Sea Odyssey
By Paul Giblin
When the coronavirus pandemic washed over the globe, U.S. consular staff members across Australia located and tracked thousands of Americans who were at sea on cruise ships as governments worldwide closed their...
Revising Priorities
By Donna McIntire-Byrd
Early into the tenure of Director Addison “Tad” Davis IV at the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), the bureau established a set of strategic goals—Security, Resiliency, and Stewardship—to align OBO’s operations...
