Mission China’s D&I Councils work together to effect positive change
By Kristin Gilmore
Following a series of community-led conversations about structural racism in the United States in August 2020, then-Ambassador Terry Branstad called on the embassy and consulates in Mission China to establish Diversity and...
DSS manages lifesaving equipment that protects diplomats
By Angela French
In a nondescript building in Alexandria, Va., gunsmiths design and test weapons used by Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents, while engineering teams develop and assess other defensive and protective gear. Vehicle...
Foreign Press Centers shift 2020 elections to web
By Katie Reedy
In April, the Foreign Press Centers (FPCs) previewed their plans to promote global media coverage of the 2020 presidential elections to ensure a broad understanding of the U.S. democratic process. Soon after...
INR celebrates 75th anniversary
By Sarath Ganji
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) is the nation’s oldest civilian intelligence agency—one with a legacy of innovation. That legacy began in 1945 when President Harry S. Truman transferred the scholarly...
Department leader lauds ambassadorial training at FSI
By Mark C. Storella
“I am convinced more than ever that all career and non-career ambassadors must take ambassadorial training before heading out to post as the president’s personal representative,” said Ambassador John J. Sullivan,...
Inaugural memorial award honors work in energy security and access
By Adrian Howe
This year marked the inaugural Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Hayden G. Brown Award for Outstanding Leadership in Energy Security and Access, which honors the outstanding energy-policy work of the late Hayden...
Embassy Dhaka Resilience Working Group breathes life into mask program
By Jill Darken, Theresa Gibson, and Steve Lettic
GPA Foreign Press Centers show U.S. elections to the world
By Katie Reedy
The quadrennial U.S. presidential elections are the cornerstone of American democracy and an example for the world. The Foreign Press Centers (FPC) capitalize on this election cycle by building a year-long slate...
Global Engagement Center game counters foreign disinformation
By Patricia Watts
Of all the tools and techniques available to counter the effects of foreign disinformation and propaganda, a well-engineered video game may be among the most effective.
In early November, the U.S. Global Engagement...
Focused on innovation
By Bianca Blanchard
The Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources (DG) Carol Z. Perez has been visiting domestic offices and posts abroad to hear directly from employees. These conversations have...























