U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein threw out the first pitch at a Gigantes’ (Giants) game in San Francisco de Macorís last November. San Francisco de Macorís sits in the heart of Dominican farmland and is famous for rice and cocoa beans. The Dominican Republic,...
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert A. Destro delivered a keynote speech at an event marking the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) 100th anniversary. Destro praised ILO’s accomplishments in setting labor standards and extending workers’ rights but noted that the next century poses a true...
The Orientation Division within the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has partnered with HR’s Office of Continuity Counseling to facilitate employee-centric mentor dialogue sessions for new Foreign Service officers in orientation training. Most recently, members from the 99th A-100 class returned to FSI to mentor the 199th A-100...
By Erica Renew, Michelle Adams, and Beatrice Cameron
The coronavirus outbreak has tremendously impacted educational institutions worldwide. Schools, faculty, staff, students, and parents were forced to pivot abruptly when the pandemic struck. The traditional ways of obtaining an education quickly became a memory of the past. Through...
By Marqui Neder
Cairns is the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and is located in the Far North Queensland region where rainforest meets modern city. It also became the base for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
By Jared Bowe
The signatures were barely dry on the telework agreements when Regional Information Management Center (RIMC) Johannesburg’s Branch Chief Eddie Davis and Information Management Technical Specialist (IMTS) Derrick Brooks recognized that the way they provided customer service had to change. The ongoing...
The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a valuable Department of State program that connects students with projects that allow them to gain experience while advancing the work of the government on multiple fronts. This year the program will feature nearly 3,000...
Video Captioning @ State ([email protected]) celebrated their fifth anniversary as an integral Department of State program, May 2020. The Department produces or uses thousands of videos per year for internal and external audiences, both domestic and overseas. [email protected] supports compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act...
The Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) coordinated a workshop for posts who participate in the Department of State’s event data recorder program. Vehicle event data recorders are installed in motor vehicles at 25 embassies located in the...
Ambassador Maria Brewer unveiled a plaque on Local Staff Appreciation Day at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown last November. Embassy office staff found a dust-covered plaque from 1997 that praised the Sierra Leonean staff for supporting the embassy after a coup, evacuation and temporary post closure. The...