Email Service Management
By Trey Jammes and Robert Choy
The introduction of email and instant messaging (IM) services brought welcome enhancements to the workplace. Both have become highly utilized productivity and communication...
Retirements | November 2020
Civil Service
Bethune-King, ElizaCintron, Josephine Fink, Alvin K.Greene, Lisa B.Happ, Denise A.Parker, CarltonPierce, Johnny W.Sabino, Zaldy N.Stephens, Christopher N.Tarnowka, Andrew H.Walch, Tammy F.Wu, Elaine...
U.S. funds accessible schools in Mongolia
The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael Klecheski (center), attended the opening of a U.S. government-funded kindergarten in the southern city of Sainshand, Sept. 23. Klecheski met with local activists from the disability...
Bishkek pivots to virtual outreach amid pandemic
By Ryan S. Bartlett
As a wave of COVID-19 spread through Kyrgyzstan in late March, the way that people consumed information changed. Kyrgyz people, many stuck inside Soviet-style apartments...
Embassy staff joins Estonians in World Cleanup Day
Staff at Embassy Tallinn participated in World Cleanup Day, Sept. 18. Participation was about more than just being good neighbors—it was a way to be a part of a local tradition. The...
Department launches new air quality app
ZephAir, a new mobile app on air quality from the Department of State, is available to all members of the public for download in Apple App and Google Play stores. ZephAir displays...
Using blockchains for enhanced voting and electoral systems
By David Houston
Election results should be reliable and transparent, while voting should be user friendly and encourage participation. This is in keeping with the highest principles of democracy...
Global Maritime Advisory aims to create compliance standards across industry
By Kacie E. Yearout
Following several months of drafting, incorporating private sector feedback and interagency contributions, the Department of State published the Global Maritime Advisory in May, which addressed...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
By Camelia Valldejuly and Isabel Romero
Founded in 1982, the Hispanic Employee Council of Foreign Affairs Agencies (HECFAA) is a non-profit organization and Department of State employee affinity group...
