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,...
Dawn breaks over downtown Montréal as seen from atop the city’s eponymous peak, Mount Royal. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco

Montréal

Dawn breaks over downtown Montréal as seen from atop the city's eponymous peak, Mount Royal. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco By Liz Ategou Canada’s provinces are all distinct. Québec stands out for its history, language, and...
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...
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)...
Retirements

Retirements | March 2023

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Representatives from Embassy Cairo and the Egyptian government gather to celebrate the return of the Green Coffin to Egypt, Jan. 2. Photo by Nabil Fayek

Embassy Cairo celebrates return of historic sarcophagus to Egypt

By Alexander McLaren Embassy Cairo’s Department of Homeland Security team alongside Homeland Security Investigations in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, and in coordination with Egyptian authorities,...
James Taylor, exhibit specialist for the Office of Cultural Heritage, installs the exhibit of 1920s Lenox serveware in Embassy Warsaw’s chancery lobby. This china was commissioned by U.S. Minister to Poland John B. Stetson, Jr., and was used for almost 100 years. Photos courtesy of James Taylor

Setting the table for diplomatic history in Warsaw

By Glyn T. Davies Diplomatic negotiations typically occur in a conference room, but diplomacy itself is often best conducted over dinner. That’s why so much attention is paid to setting the scene for diplomatic dining:...

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...
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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