Secure Transition
Opening photo: Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents on the Mobile Security Deployments Team speak with Acting Assistant Secretary Todd Brown (right center) and Acting Director of DSS Carlos Matus (left center) at Department...
Valuable Experience
By Samantha Schwartz
As the coronavirus spread throughout the country last March, most universities across the United States closed their campuses. In a span of just two weeks, students had to move home, complete their midterms and finals, adjust to remote classes, and revise their summer and...
Digital Design
By Andy Blackmore and Chris Johnson
The design and construction industry has long relied on printed drawings as the conduit for architects and engineers to communicate detailed building designs to a builder. The builder transforms...
Leading the Way
Opening photo: Members of the Transition Center team gather for an annual photo on the lawn of the Foreign Service Institute, 2019. As of March 2020, Director Ray Leki (center holding rake) leads the...
Office of Global Social Media
Opening illustration: The Department of State’s flagship social media accounts communicate foreign policy priorities to a global audience. Images of tweets from flagship @StateDept, @SecBlinken, @StateDeptSpox, and @StateDeputySpox accounts highlight President Joe Biden's Inaugural...
New EAG makes positive impact in the workplace and community
By Krish Das
Many organizations within the private, academic, and government sectors host employee affinity groups (EAGs)—a collection of individuals who share similar interests and goals. The Department of State wholeheartedly supports the formation and...
Jumping for Joy
By Ellen Bremenstul
Diplomacy takes many forms. Through art, music, sports, and dialogue, Department employees can engage with others, conduct business, keep the peace, and have fun.
During his first tour as a consular officer in...
