Planet Us educates and encourages Malaysian youth
By Akash Suri
Embassy Kuala Lumpur concluded Planet Us, its year-long campaign to address the climate crisis through sustainable action, Feb. 26. An interactive, educational exhibit, Planet Us informed and inspired more than 7,000 Malaysian...
ConGen Johannesburg hosts crisis response exercise
By Denis O’Sullivan
The Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is responsible for the safety of American buildings, information, and personnel at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. Thus, they take emergency management preparation seriously.
One...
Empowering community leaders in times of crisis
By Evan Downs and Julie Rowell
“Your neighbor just called and said their five year old daughter is missing, what do you do?” That was the first question asked of Sri Lanka Life Saving and...
Agri drone competition inspires youth to solve food insecurity
By Esther Kihang’ah
After a successful first round of the Kenya Drone Business Competition in October 2022, more than 100 youth are putting their newly acquired drone technology business skills to use, and Embassy Nairobi...
English language teacher training reshapes Bahraini women’s lives
By Sandra Story
“You don’t talk the walk—you walk the walk.” That is how one participant summarized her cohort’s feelings about the innovative teacher engagement program Embassy Manama’s Regional English Language Office (RELO) carried out from spring...
Department’s Learning Agenda bolsters modernization efforts
By Harrison W. Brooks
The Learning Agenda, a Department of State initiative launched in June 2022, aims to help the Department deliver on its mission to protect and promote the United States’ security, prosperity, and...
Secretary leads TLG’s 50th anniversary celebration
By Yolonda Kerney
The Thursday Luncheon Group (TLG), launched a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary, Feb. 2, with a festive luncheon in the Department of State's famed diplomatic reception room, the Benjamin Franklin State...
Setting the table for diplomatic history in Warsaw
By Glyn T. Davies
Diplomatic negotiations typically occur in a conference room, but diplomacy itself is often best conducted over dinner. That’s why so much attention is paid to setting the scene for diplomatic dining:...
American becomes first woman to lead U.N. telecom agency
By Tamara L. Scott
American Doreen Bogdan-Martin made history by shattering one of the oldest glass ceilings in the United Nations when she was elected as the first woman secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union...
Embassy Cairo celebrates return of historic sarcophagus to Egypt
By Alexander McLaren
Embassy Cairo’s Department of Homeland Security team alongside Homeland Security Investigations in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, and in coordination with Egyptian authorities,...