By Ruben Harutunian
An angry group of protesters assembled outside of Embassy Tunis, Sept. 14, 2012. Some of the protesters were violent—climbing over the embassy’s perimeter wall, burning embassy-owned motor pool vehicles, and attempting to set fire to the U.S. flag.
By Tanya Brothen
When Embassy Bangui made plans to celebrate International Women’s Day—recognized worldwide on March 8—they did not know it would be disrupted by a global pandemic and post’s subsequent ordered departure. Bangui—along with Juba and Mogadishu—is one of three Special Incentive Posts...
By Angela French
In a nondescript building in Alexandria, Va., gunsmiths design and test weapons used by Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents, while engineering teams develop and assess other defensive and protective gear. Vehicle technicians and inspectors carefully scrutinize armored vehicles explicitly designed...
Embassy Ulaanbaatar’s public affairs section led a team including the country director of Peace Corps Mongolia, EducationUSA Mongolia, and the Mongolian Association of State alumni to promote U.S. educational opportunities and exchanges in Khovsgol on the Russian border, Oct. 28. This event was part of a series...
Speaking from Embassy New Delhi, Deputy Chief of Mission Edgard Kagan moderated a discussion among high-level officials from the U.S. and Indian governments, and U.S. industry leaders on regional healthcare investments as the foundation for post-COVID-19 economic growth. The virtual engagement was part of the Indo-Pacific Business...
A key goal of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) high school program is keeping in touch with talented and promising alumni from Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, who represent more than 29,000 individuals since the program’s inception in 1993. Hungary just joined FLEX last year. These...
As a reflection of the long-standing partnership between the United States and Colombia, the U.S. Air Force donated a C-130H Hercules aircraft to the Colombian air force. The aircraft is a tactical airlift platform capable of operating from rough, dirt air strips and is the U.S. Air...
Chargé d’Affaires Eunice S. Reddick congratulated female coffee farmers on their success as part of the Women’s Coffee Association of Burundi at the Rimiro Coffee Washing Station in Ruhororo, Ngozi Province, Nov. 2. Reddick urged them, in addition to continuing to expand sustainable community-based farming practices, to...
By Ryan S. Bartlett
As a wave of COVID-19 spread through Kyrgyzstan in late March, the way that people consumed information changed. Kyrgyz people, many stuck inside Soviet-style apartments in Bishkek and beyond, were hungry for credible information regarding the novel coronavirus. Embassy Bishkek’s...
By Katherine Davis
The Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship allows university students to prepare for careers as information management specialists while completing their education. The program consists of two internships, one domestic and one overseas, as well as a year of professional development....