Sports Diplomacy hosts virtual fitness sessions
The Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy Division featured Jen Welter, the first female coach in the National Football League and former defensive specialist in the Alliance of American Football, for an interactive...
2019 Promotion Planning and Statistics
By Frank Garcia, and Francisco Trigo
Each year, the Bureau of Global Talent Management’s Office of Organization and Talent Analytics (GTM/OTA) uses a sophisticated computer model to project promotion...
Retirements | June 2020
Civil Service
Barnes, Latania M.Blackwood, Ann S.Conley, Brian W.Denis, Denise D.Fitch, Susan M.Lunsford, Tracey F.Merced, Debbie M.Meyers, Christine N.Oberholzer, Dan R.Waldo, Robin E.Williams,...
Connecting Innovators
By Alexis Lennon and Sarah Staton
The American economy was built on innovation. Today, industry-transforming innovation can come from anywhere in the world. For American businesses, it is important...
Bringing Americans Home
By Eric G. Falls
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra imposed strict quarantine measures and shut down international travel with only 24 hours’ notice....
Postponed Games
By Gary Schaefer and Paul Bergen
When the world gathers in Tokyo for the next Summer Olympics, baseball will be part of the action for the first time in...
NMAD releases new online exhibit
The National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) launched a virtual exhibit entitled “Bringing #AmericansHome: Diplomats on the Front Line of COVID-19”, May 18. This new and evolving exhibit captures the historic and...
IVLP alum assists underprivileged in India
Employees of the NGO Jagriti Yagra, recently assembled ration aid for stranded migrant workers. Jagriti Yagra’s CEO Ashutosh Kumar, a 2013 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum, collaborated with the local government...
