Appointments | July/August 2019
Brian J. Bulatao - Under Secretary of State for Management
Brian J. Bulatao of Texas is the new Under Secretary of State for Management. Prior to joining the Department, Bulatao served as the chief operating...
DG visits National Defense University
The Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources (DG) Carol Z. Perez met with Department of State students at the National Defense University (NDU) to discuss professional development opportunities and...
Secure Departure
By Angela French
Ordered departure: It rarely happens, but when it does the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) makes sure it is done right and that everything is locked up tight.
In March, the...
Ethics Answers | July/August 2019
Question: I work in the political section at a U.S. Mission to an international organization and because I negotiate routinely at the international organization, I have a “delegate” badge for it. A local art...
Retirements | July/August 2019
Civil ServiceBarnes, Rosemary S.Beirne, Vincent J.Bishop, Anthony Buda, Thomas J.Bush, Velma S.Chapman, Myra E.Cwiklik, Jill DeLaughter, Patricia A.D'Errico, Ronald J.Dinkel, Linda L.Dinkel, NicholasDinkens-Greene, Patricia Dunaway, Denise L.Foley, Philip A.Foote, Lula B.Garza, Gilda M.Gerich, Alfred A.Gourley, Julia L.Gunn,...
2019 Greening Diplomacy Initiative Awards
By Caroline D’Angelo and James Vaughn
The 2019 Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Award went to Embassy Canberra for their sustainability leadership. Post’s Canberra Greening Initiative (CGI) did everything from composting with worm bins and creating...
Focused on innovation
By Bianca Blanchard
The Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources (DG) Carol Z. Perez has been visiting domestic offices and posts abroad to hear directly from employees. These conversations have...
The power of narrative and representation
By Matthew Asada
In May, the Department of State celebrated Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in partnership with two of the Department’s employee affinity groups: the Asian-American Foreign Affairs Association (AAFAA) and South...
Consulate General Florence celebrates diplomatic bicentennial
By George Mesthos
In 1819, American diplomacy in Florence got off to a rough start. U.S. Consul Thomas Appleton at Livorno designated Florentine Giacomo “James” Ombrosi to represent the United States interests in the capital...
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
By Anna Urman
Small businesses are the engine of America’s economy and an unparalleled source of innovation, creating nearly two million jobs annually. Eight million small businesses are minority-owned and nearly 300,000 are engaged in...