March 2023

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Aware and Prepared

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

From left: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Marcia Bernicat honor Ambassador Ruth Davis on the 50th anniversary of TLG, Feb. 2. Photo by Freddie Everett

Secretary leads TLG’s 50th anniversary celebration

Retirements

Retirements | March 2023

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

Two embassy staff members prepare to return a volley in Embassy Baghdad’s winter pickleball tournament, Dec. 16, 2022. Photo by Maricar Batgul

Pickleball in Baghdad brings embassy community together

By Linley Wartenberg Pickleball has caught on in Baghdad. David Arnaldo and David Denehy, both program officers with USAID, claim to have initially brought the game to Baghdad as an activity for their office. Bringing...

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Post of the Month

The Dutch Parliament building, the Binnenhof, is reflected in the waters of Lake Hofvijer. Photo by Neirfy

The Netherlands

Office Spotlight

During a trip to Tokyo, Teamwork@State facilitators stand with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel (front center) and members of Mission Japan in January 2023. Photo by Robert Hong

Teamwork@State

Making a Statement