Coronavirus Global Response Coordination Unit
By Michael Dubray
The Department of State is rising to meet the historic challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, every day, all over the world. When the evacuation preparation...
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...
Virtual diplomacy allows access amid global pandemic
Ambassador Maria Brewer (top row, second from left) attended a virtual WebEx teleconference with the government of Sierra Leone and other international partners from her residence in Freetown, April 9. Sierra Leone's...
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...
Essential staff continue to secure Department facilities
By Angela French
Since the declaration of the pandemic, each day, more cities and countries release lists of “essential only” workers as the world grapples with the deadly COVID-19...
