Appointments | October 2020
Natalie E. Brown - U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
Natalie E. Brown (SFS) of Nebraska is the new U.S. Ambassador...
Data, Transparency, and Accountability
By Amin Vafa
In early March, as the number of cases of individuals with coronavirus surged past 400,000 worldwide, the U.S. government announced $274 million in emergency foreign assistance...
Retirements | October 2020
Civil Service
Akard, Stephen J.Boone, Louise T.Brown, Julia D.De Soto, Marianne S.Duncan, PennyFranckiewicz, Omnia M.Hatton, JodyHerrick, Christopher M.Hubbard, Alicia M.Hunter, Kevin M.Juhnke, Jeannine...
Highlighting U.S. trade and investment in Mexico
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau makes a strong case for economic partnership and sustainable energy during a visit to a U.S. solar plant in Hidalgo, Mexico, Sept. 11. The solar plant...
Panjakent joins Strong Cities Network
Municipal officials and civil society representatives from cities across Central Asia attended the Strong Cities Network (SCN) regional workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 2019. Representatives from Panjakent, Tajikistan’s city administration and civil...
Accessibility and Diplomacy
By Ron Tomasso, FAIA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which celebrated its 30th anniversary in July, takes the most thorough look at the issues of accessibility and is...
West African clothing manufacturers pivot to medical apparel
By Paloma Schackert and Bettina Boateng
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global economy and profoundly affected apparel supply chains. Garment factories worldwide have faced an onslaught of order...
Kolonia celebrates 19th Amendment centennial
From left: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Somer Bessire-Briers; Defense Attaché Lt. Col. Erin Richter; Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor; and Aileen Gallen-Moses, spouse of Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia’s vice...
FSI’s Portuguese section hosts virtual Folk Festival
The Portuguese section of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosted a virtual party, June Zoom Folk Festival, June 24. The festival celebrated the traditional Festas Juninas in Brazil, Santos Populares in Portugal,...
Empowering the Future
By Elizabeth S. Liu
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), the U.S. government’s signature initiative to engage the next generation of leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
