Storm surge from then-Tropical Storm Nicole slams against the seawall on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco

Climate Security & Resilience Program

Storm surge from then-Tropical Storm Nicole slams against the seawall on Junkanoo Beach in Nassau, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco By Cassandra...
DSS special agents escort Secretary Antony Blinken (center) as he attends diplomatic meetings in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 4, 2022. Photo by Ronny Przysucha

Secretary of State’s Protective Division

Diplomatic Security Service special agents escort Secretary Antony Blinken (center) as he attends diplomatic meetings in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 4, 2022. Photo by Ronny...
Florida Regional Center staff gathers together on a bright winter day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Dec. 19, 2022. Photo courtesy of the Florida Regional Center

Florida Regional Center

Florida Regional Center employees gather for a team photo on a bright winter day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 19, 2022. Photo courtesy of...

School of Language Studies

By David Sawyer and Thomas Conners Communicating in local languages and/or dialects is an integral part of many foreign affairs professionals’ daily work. The Department...
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 of India, Nov. 7, 1961. The Office of the Chief of Protocol helps coordinate all such official visits by foreign leaders. Photo courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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...

The Global Engagement Center

By M. Scott Bortot and John D. Matchison “There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit. And each of...

Office of Organization and Talent Analytics

The Office of Organization and Talent Analytics’s staff, front row, from left: Paul Gilmore, Veronica Lange, Nakiea Dade, Marianne Grady, Anisha Anderson, Valencia Ford,...

Office of Global Criminal Justice

By Lucy Seyfarth In the spring of 2022, the world watched as Russia relaunched an unjustified and brutal war in Ukraine. Amid the immediate action...
An endangered green sea turtle swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Shane Myers

The Office of Marine Conservation

An endangered green sea turtle swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Shane Myers By Tanya Brothen Affectionately referred to as the...

The Office of Foreign Missions

By Mary Kate Godfrey, Carina Sarracino, and Aaron Yost With a clear congressional mandate, minimal staff, seven domestic locations, and the ability to positively influence...