New embassy building symbolizes U.S.-Türkiye relationship
By Evan Lewis
The U.S. embassy team in Ankara, Türkiye, bid farewell to their former embassy building in the Kavaklidere neighborhood and began operations at their new campus, Aug. 29. The new embassy is situated...
Suriname Speaker’s Program hosts NASA engineer
The public diplomacy section at Embassy Paramaribo hosted NASA Engineer Z. Nagin Cox as part of a Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Speaker’s Program, Aug. 8-12. This event supported the section’s programming on...
Beyond Guadalcanal
Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (left) poses with descendants of Solomon Islanders Eroni Kumana (center) and Biuku Gasa (right), to whom she presented medals, Aug. 7. State Department photo
By Jason Raskin
The arrival of thousands of U.S....
Eight African nations complete ATA aviation security courses
By Vince Crawley
Airport security professionals from across West Africa completed five weeks of aviation security training provided by the Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program, in partnership with Embassy Dakar and the government of Senegal, May...
Equity Equation
An Optelec Traveler HD Electronic Video Magnifier displayed at the Access Center allows users to comfortably read magnified text via its unique slide and read mechanism. Photo by Ron Przysucha
By Heidi Howland
“o have a...
Knowledge Power
By Eric Chu
For ten days each year in September or October, the city of Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India, celebrates Durga Puja, a festival that pays homage to the Hindu mother-goddess,...
Flashback: October 1966
The October 1966 issue highlighted the burgeoning role of computers in foreign affairs statistical analysis. The feature article examined the Department of State’s potential adoption of then-cutting edge hardware into its workflow, encouraging agencies...
The Conflict Observatory
By Natasha Christensen, Susan Wolfinbarger, and Jason Lapadula
In the days leading up to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Feb. 24, the Kremlin’s rhetoric unveiled a looming threat and an aggressor bent on violating the...
Climate change and cultural preservation in Thailand
By Kanchalee “Kelly” Jitjang
During the catastrophic floods of 2011 in Thailand, the walls of the 17th-century Chaiwatthanaram Temple (also known as “Wat Chai”) were overwhelmed, inundating the site with several feet of water. Wat...
