National park visit highlights conservation efforts in Islamabad
Members of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, a small but dedicated group of officials operating under Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, guide U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome (third from left) around Margalla Hills...
Pyeongtaek American Corner hosts student town hall
Embassy Seoul’s Public Diplomacy Officer Joshua Lustig (left) spoke with approximately 30 high school students at the Pyeongtaek American Corner, Dec. 1, 2022, about the need for young people to engage in international affairs...
U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program delivers on diversity
Students from the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP) visited the Department of State’s Harry S Truman Building, June 6, 2022, during the domestic portion of their program, which spans two consecutive summers. This...
Embassy Baghdad celebrates personal services contractor’s 40 years of service
Embassy Baghdad’s regional security office presented Nir Khadge (left) with a flag flown over the embassy to mark his 40th year with the Department of State, July 27. Khadge—who as a personal services contractor...
Embassy Bangkok unveils women’s empowerment mural
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Robert F. Godec (left) and local students helped Thai-Indonesian American artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya (right) paint the embassy’s new mural on the street-side of the consular section. The mural depicts a...
Embassy Tirana meeting highlights defense cooperation in Albania
On Nov. 21, U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim (second from right) met with Brig. Gen. Arben Kingji (second from left), in his new capacity as chief of defense of Albania, to strengthen U.S.-Albania...
GPA uses creative storytelling to spotlight diplomat hometowns
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Hometown Diplomats program, the Bureau of Global Public Affairs (GPA) launched a creative new storytelling program called the Welcome to Diplomats’ Hometown, Dec. 20, 2022. Currently,...
Embassy Accra sponsors fact-check training for rural journalists
Journalists from rural parts of Ghana received Embassy Accra-sponsored training, Oct. 12, through Dubawa Ghana, a fact-checking organization based in Accra that directly debunks false reporting, provides analysis and training for journalist organizations, and...
American service members’ remains returned from Papua New Guinea
The U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea and the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) fulfilled America’s promise to the families of fallen World War II service members at a repatriation ceremony for...
Vienna roundtable highlights civil society organizations
U.S. Ambassador to the Vienna Office of the United Nations Laura S.H. Holgate (far right) and Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Deputy Assistant Secretary Heide Fulton (second from right) co-led a roundtable...