Climate Security & Resilience Program
Storm surge from then-Tropical Storm Nicole slams against the seawall on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco
By Cassandra M. Smith
Located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ (OBO)...
Ambassador presides over cultural preservation grant ceremony
U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters (right) presided over the closing ceremony of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to preserve the traditional drumming and dance performance called Rebana Kercing, Jan. 4....
Karachi Consul General attends Special Olympics of Pakistan ceremony
Consul General Nicole Theriot (center) stands with Pakistani athletes at a ceremony in Karachi, Jan. 20. The athletes are training for the June 2023 Special Olympic World Games in Berlin, Germany. The chairperson of...
Mission Spain connects women entrepreneurs with mentors
U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Julissa Reynoso (center) stands with recent graduates of the Department of State’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) and representatives from the Young Business Association (YBA) of Castilla-La Mancha,...
Ambassador pays respect to victims of war crimes
U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Michael Murphy (second from left), along with Adnin Hasić (far left), president of the Association of Families of Victims of Sutina/Uborak; Diana Salčin (far right), member of...
Aware and Prepared
FACT students seek cover from a simulated terror attack during the course's final training exercise, Dec. 9, 2022.
Story and photos by Isaac D. Pacheco
Traveling to far-flung places, meeting new people, and experiencing different cultures...
New Heights
U.S. Ambassador to Peru Lisa Kenna (far right in blue hat) and the climbing group reach for the sky on the way up Mount Mismi, Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Victor Vílchez
By Ed Cox
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Retirements | March 2023
Civil ServiceBarraja, Anne C.Conard-Midgett, Lynette A.Curran, Marisa K.Davis, Terry V.Deaton, Rodney D.Gouldmann, Peter M.Holmes, David E.Indriyanto, SigitJackson Jr., RoscoeJones, ElizabethJones, Silvia K.Lower, Robert S.Lowther, Lorri A.Marshall, Joyce L.Mau, Cecilia J.Stahl, Edward H.Wimpye, Marcia M.Wynn,...
Secure Games
DSS Special Agents and World Cup Field Liaison Officers Casey Shearing (top row, second from left), Katherine Johnston (top row, center), Rachel Wolf-Hubbard (bottom row, third from left), and Tiffany Toteno (bottom row, far...
Award for Corporate Excellence
By Christian Bonadio
The 2022 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE)—organized by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Office of Commercial and Business Affairs—honored a seafood provider in Bali, an international clothing...