Opening Doors
By Janet Deutsch
Rarely do Foreign Service officers (FSOs) have the opportunity to experience the launching of a new diplomatic presence in a host nation. In November 2018, eight FSOs had that distinct privilege at...
Worldwide Welcome
By Linsey Armstrong
In March, the Department of State celebrated Women’s History Month through a host of inspiring activities and initiatives. This year, the Department kicked off the celebrations with the 13th Annual Secretary of...
Retirements | May 2019
Civil ServiceBohanon, Donna M.Brancato, GildaBrown, Carolyn L.Carter, Carol A.Clark, Pamela D.Cleveland, Wayne E.Cook, OiltipCooper, Angela W.Crue, Karen E.Davis-Dudley, Bonita A.Decker, Christina R.Decker, Tony L.Dennis, Bernard G.Doery, RichardDonley, Christine B.Dunbar, Leon L.Foster, Kathleen V.Frost, Susan...
Ethics Answers | May 2019
Question: I’m an FS-03 stationed abroad and my alma mater has invited me to campus to speak at a career day about how I transitioned from the private sector to government service. They offered to...
Olympian Alex Morgan participates in ECA social media event
World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan joined the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Bureau of International Information Programs and Mission Tanzania for a Facebook Live event, March 21,...
Beijing Women’s Leadership Group hosts dual careers forum
By Katya Ilieva-Stone
Managing dual careers in the Foreign Service—whether as a tandem couple or as a couple where only one party is a U.S. direct-hire employee—can be challenging. In China, with the lack of...
DGHR helps seal history
Director General of the Foreign Service and Human Resources Carol Perez helps authenticate her official commission from the president with Program Specialist Jessica Newcomb from the Presidential Appointments Office, March 20, in the exhibit...
Kerala art exhibition depicts resilience
In March, U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster visited Kerala, a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India where severe flooding claimed 483 lives last August. Juster toured the impressive Kochi-Muziris Biennale,...
Empowering health care providers in Namibia
U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Lisa Johnson presents certificates, in Windhoek, Namibia, March 29, to health care providers who completed a cervical cancer screening training program led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...