Office of the Chief of Protocol
President John F. Kennedy (right) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left) host a State Dinner at the White House in honor of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (second from left) and his daughter Indira Gandhi...
Mission Uruguay boosts public image at Expo Prado
By Heather Murphy
Expo Prado is Uruguay’s largest and most important national-level agricultural fair. The 10-day event—held every September—showcases commercial, diplomatic, and agricultural entities from across Uruguay, along with hundreds of livestock competitions representing nearly...
Generational Shift
By Scott B. Winton and Flory Yazmin Ore
First-generation college students and Political Officers Scott Winton (far right) and Wesley Collins (far left) stand with U.S. Ambassador Nick Perry (center) at Embassy Kingston in a...
Colombian exchange students visit Main State
Afro-Colombian students of the 100K Strong in the Americas project, Diaspora Connect, visited the U.S. Department of State, Sept. 13, during their exchange program with Howard University in Washington. This 100K Strong partnership between...
Operation London Bridge
President Joe Biden (right), accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden (left), signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sept. 18. Photo by Jonathan Hordle
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Retirements | November 2022
Civil ServiceBrown, Laschelle Y.Cook, EvelynFuentes, Robert D.Hoffman, Michael A.James, Janice M.D.Matano, Albert K.Newstead, Charles M.Ryschka, AndreasTemchatin, Basil J.Young, Darlene
Foreign ServiceAbell, Jason A.Akin, Jon C.Albouari, Charlie Barr, David P.Barreto, Monica L.Bascue, Aaron A.Beauchamp, Daniel J.Beckmeyer, Charles...
Flashback: November 1992
The November 1992 cover of State Magazine references the pressing issue (at the time) of “going metric.” In 1988, Congress enacted a law that said metric was the way to go “as the preferred...
Human rights conference highlights Russia’s abuses in Ukraine
The U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (USOSCE) co-hosted a panel discussion at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, Sept. 27, on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the...
State wins Departmental Tennis League division title
The U.S. Department of State-USAID tennis team met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Aug. 15, to celebrate their first-place finish in the 2021 Departmental Tennis League (DTL) “A” division, with a record of...
