Unique Experiences
By Yolanda F. Williams and Peter Brown
Every November, Veteran’s Day is a time to honor American veterans and provides an opportunity to thank them for their service and sacrifice. This year also marks the...
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 tools vital to daily work routines. In...
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 real-time air...
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 the illicit shipping practices Iran, Syria,...
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 community during...
Speaker series returns hosting disability rights advocate
The Ralph J. Bunche Library held its first virtual speaker series via WebEx, Sept. 22. The series hosted former-Department of State Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Judith Heumann, who discussed her decades-long role...
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 that works to promote the recruitment,...
