Department task force monitors Russian invasion of Ukraine
Working in three, 8-hour shifts, seven days a week, employees from across the Department of State have been monitoring the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the Ukraine Task Force. From a...
Ready Set Travel App assists with pre-departure planning
The Transition Center at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) launched a new app in October for employees who are heading overseas. The app—which is designed to be used under normal travel and work conditions—generates...
Smuggled artifacts returned to Iraq
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA) arranged two major repatriations of ancient artifacts to the people of Iraq, demonstrating U.S. respect for Iraqi culture and adherence to the rule of law. The largest...
Mission Türkiye hosts Juneteenth event
The U.S. Consulate in Adana hosted Mission Türkiye’s first Juneteenth reception—a Texas-style barbeque with a multimedia educational component, June 1. Approximately 45 guests, who were early and mid-career members of civil society, business, and...
DSS opens new FASTC
(From left) Under Secretary of State for Management Brian J. Bulatao; Administrator Emily W. Murphy, U.S. General Services Administration; and Diplomatic Security Assistant Secretary Michael T. Evanoff cut the ribbon at the the inauguration ceremony,...
Barcelona CG participates in diplomacy master class
Consul General Robert Riley delivered remarks on the role of diplomacy in the modern world to more than 100 undergraduate students who are studying for degrees in Global Governance, Economics, and Law at the...
Youth ambassadors meet with senior Department official at Expo 2020 Dubai
Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Jennifer Hall Godfrey (right) met with USA Pavilion youth ambassadors last November at Expo 2020 Dubai, the first World’s Fair ever held in the Middle East,...
Sports envoys inspire girls and women
Mission New Zealand and Samoa’s public diplomacy section, working with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of Sports Diplomacy, recently engaged in a three city, two country Sports Envoy program with Dr....
U.S. donates C-130 to Colombian Air Force
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...
Fulbright Scholar to expand his research in the U.S.
Dr. Yacouba Issa Diakite (left), a professor at Mali’s University of Science and Technology, visited Public Affairs Officer Paul Cunningham (right) at Embassy Bamako, Jan. 12, before heading to Southern University and A&M College...
