Office of Refugee Admissions
Ambassador Julieta Valls Noyes (far left), then-nominee to be assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration, speaks with Department of State volunteers supporting Operation Allies Welcome at Dulles International Airport, Sept. 1, 2021. Photo...
Young voices honor the fallen
By Danielle Smith-Llera
This Memorial Day, a tradition returns in-person to Flanders Field American Cemetery in Belgium. It’s not a spectacular fly-over like Charles Lindberg’s in 1927 when he dropped red poppies from the “Spirit...
Blinken hosts town hall with Embassy Kyiv’s team in Poland
Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a town hall with members of the Embassy Kyiv team working in Poland, while visiting the country, March 5. During the town hall, Blinken acknowledged the challenges the...
Special Advisor on International Disability Rights warmly welcomed in Lebanon
In March, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara traveled to Lebanon as part of her first official visit abroad to meet government officials and representatives of civil society and to promote the...
SPEC visits first Net-Zero Energy diplomatic facility
By Evan Lewis and Stephanie Christel
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry joined Ambassador John Hennessey-Niland and the Embassy Koror team in Palau to visit a new photovoltaic installation that will make the embassy...
Pages of Time
Vice Consul Hiram Bingham in Marseille. He and his colleague Myles Standish issued visas to refugees at the U.S. Consulate in Marseille, saving hundreds of lives in the process. Image courtesy of the U.S....
World’s Fair Outreach
The Harlem Globetrotters wowed Expo audiences with their basketball tricks and entertaining skills during a cultural performance representing U.S. talent and diversity. Photo courtesy of the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
By Nadia Ziyadeh
The...
Embassy Stockholm celebrates International Women’s Day
By Jacqueline Jin
International Women’s Day, commemorated every year on March 8, is a time to reflect on the challenges women have overcome and on the obstacles and inequality they still face today. This year’s...
International Gender Champion meeting hosted in Geneva
Ambassador Sheba Crocker, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, hosted the Geneva Hub’s International Gender Champions (IGC) Annual Meeting, March 7. More than 80 gender champions from Geneva missions, civil society,...
