Retirements | May 2020
Civil Service
Barnes, Judson J.Blackwood, Ann S.Bounds, Julie W.Carlos, Rolando T.Christian, Steven A.Corey III, Charles W.Franks, Robert S.Gilzow, Douglas F.Gray, Ian S.Hairston, Jacqueline...
FSNs who experienced embassy’s darkest day personify resilience and determination
By Isaac D. Pacheco
On the morning of Aug. 7, 1998, al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists simultaneously detonated truck bombs with several tons of explosives in front of Embassy Dar es Salaam...
Embassy Cairo conducts community emergency preparedness activities
The Regional Security Office (RSO) at Embassy Cairo planned and led several emergency preparedness familiarization and training activities throughout February, fostering a whole-of-community approach to the RSO’s overall security strategy. Discussions and...
Making a Difference
By Young Hoang, Ph.D.
National Social Work Appreciation Month, celebrated in March, is the annual celebration of the social work profession. This year’s theme, chosen by the National Association...
Preserving America’s Cultural Heritage
By Tobin Tracey
National Preservation Month, celebrated every May, is a global celebration that highlights the nation’s heritage through historic places and their meaningful...
Defending China’s Vulnerable Minorities
By Alyxandria Hoge
In the vast deserts of the far-western reaches of China, a harrowing scene has unfolded in recent years. A massive system of internment camps into which...
Embassy Canberra supports wildlife rehabilitation
Team members from Embassy Canberra in Australia traveled to the LAOKO (Looking After Our Kosciuszko Orphans) Snowy Mountains Wildlife Rescue to donate boxes of joey pouch liners sewn by a community group...
North Macedonia joins the NATO alliance
North Macedonia Chargé d’Affaires Vilma Petkovska presents the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Philip T. Reeker with North Macedonia’s instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
