The Office of the Spokesperson announced, Aug. 24, that “Forbes Magazine” in partnership with Statista, has named the Department of State as one of America’s 2021 Best-In-State Employers for both Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The Department also ranked third in the Government Services category in both D.C. and Virginia....
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 keep their...
By Elizabeth Winter
The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), a unit within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), partners directly with security professionals at U.S. organizations operating abroad to build threat awareness and trusted networks of support. Once a year, OSAC members converge at the OSAC Annual Briefing (AB). Though, normally held...
By Vanessa Thomas-Myers
Embassy Port of Spain faced a chilling reality in 2018: approximately 130 nationals of Trinidad and Tobago had embraced violent radicalization and left the country to engage in terrorist activities with ISIS, the highest per capita source of foreign terrorist fighters in the Western Hemisphere. In response,...
By Janice deGarmo
The Office of Management Strategy and Solutions (M/SS) launched the Center for Analytics (CfA) in January 2020. As CfA celebrates its first anniversary, its team reflected on an incredible inaugural year as the Department of State’s first enterprise-wide capability to transform data into valuable insights to inform...
By Eboni York
by Lefteris Kafatos
Large foreign fishing fleets off the coast of Ecuador and neighboring states cause long-term environmental damage and threaten the economy and food supply. In September 2020, the public affairs section at Embassy Quito launched a long-term social media campaign to restart conversations among the Ecuadorian people, civil society, and...
By Fred Vellucci
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a Coast Guard Working Group (CGWG), March 25. As an Indo-Pacific democracy, Taiwan is a reliable, capable, and natural partner for...
By Nathan Arnold
International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote the benefits of worldwide international education and exchange programs. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) kicked off IEW 2018 on Nov. 13 with...