In Brief

Ambassador Maria Brewer (left) joined Sierra Leonean and international soccer star Kei Kamara, who plays as a striker for Minnesota United Football Club, to encourage youth at a soccer clinic in Freetown sponsored by...

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Photo by Asma Katrou

Ambassador Mike Hammer visits Garamba National Park in Haut Uele to observe a USAID-supported dog training project to improve park management and protection of endangered species. With support from the Department’s Bureau of International...

Acting Under Secretary for Management and Director General Carol Z. Perez swore in Antony Blinken as the 71st secretary of state in the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, Jan. 26. Blinken previously served...

Ambassador Lynda Blanchard (on computer screen) welcomed virtual participants to the opening of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs in Slovenia, Jan. 12. This unique program, sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,...

Consul General Chennai Judith Ravin (top row, center) and Consular Section Chief Kathryn Flachsbart (bottom row, right) connected recently with International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumna Narmadha Sampath (bottom row, left), additional advocate general...

The Bureau of Global Talent Management’s Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (OAA) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Department’s new state-of-the-art Access Center, Dec. 3. Held on International Day of Persons...

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing complex in Nairobi, Nov. 18. The future compound, called Rosslyn Grove, will allow for shorter commutes and a safer living...

Department of State employee affinity group, Veterans@State, and the Office of Civil Rights hosted a Veterans Day event, Nov. 30. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provided remarks, and Ambassador Matthew Klimow from Embassy Turkmenistan—a...