Storm surge from then-Tropical Storm Nicole slams against the seawall on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco

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...
U.S. Ambassador to Peru Lisa Kenna (far right) and the climbing group reach for the sky on the way up Mount Mismi, Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Victor Vílchez

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 “Ya...
Retirements

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,...
DSS Special Agents and World Cup Field Liaison Officers Casey Shearing (top row, second from left), Katherine Johnston (top row, third from left), Rachel Wolf-Hubbard (bottom row, third from left), and Tiffany Toteno (bottom row, far right) and their U.S. Soccer Federation counterparts hold up an American flag before the start of the FIFA World Cup match between the United States and Netherlands at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Dec. 3, 2022. Photo by Eric Weiner

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...
From left: CEO and co-founder of Drinkwell Minhaj Chowdhury, Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of Gap Bob Martin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, CEO and Managing Director of Anova Blane Olsen, Chief Government Affairs Officer of Intel Bruce Andrews, and Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui pose together after the ACE ceremony, Dec. 9, 2022. Photo by Freddie Everett

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...

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Making a Statement

The image is split down the middle with the "Making a Statement" logo in white on a blue background on the left, followed by the name Josué Barrera. Barrera smiles on the right.