Project Airbridge
Several tons of PPE are loaded onto a plane in South Korea bound for the United States. Photo courtesy of Embassy Seoul
By Rob Noel
Consulate Melbourne hosts virtual iftar
The U.S. Consulate in Melbourne’s Consul General Michael Kleine hosted the state governor and nearly three dozen diverse and talented young guests for a virtual multifaith iftar, May 12. In a year...
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...
Commemorating History
By Noel Doyle
During the final months of World War II, the leaders of the three great Allied powers involved in the conflict—U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime...
International Disability Rights
By Charlie Kellett
Disability rights are human rights. As the United Nations’ (U.N.) Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity...
The ADA at 30
Ben Sides, the Disability Action Group’s communications officer and Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) special agent, is shown in front of the DS Chicago Field Office in late 2018. Sides uses...
Department receives public-sector Employer of the Year Award
The Department of State was honored with the “CAREERS & the disABLED” 28th annual public-sector Employer of the Year award, July 2020. The award was received for the Department’s commitment to the...
Remote Accessibility during COVID-19
By Rich McCarthy
When the Department of State moved to maximum telework, many employees faced a new challenge: figuring out how to complete their tasks while working remotely. The...
Creating a culture of inclusion
By Andrea Cilliers
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was a monumental step in recognizing and protecting a segment of citizens whose civil rights had been disregarded...
