First responder training shows positive results in Bangladesh
By John Sanders and Kevin Dolliver
Since 2014, the Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) has funded the Embassy Dhaka Medical First Responder Seminar (MFRS), a training program for Bangladeshi...
Department encourages diversity among leadership
By Jameela Raja Akbari
The Department of State’s Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) held a graduation ceremony for its most recent participants in the Burns Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Building,...
Unbreakable allies fight fires down under
By Tim Johnson
Confronted by its worst bushfire season in decades, Australia has faced an unprecedented loss of human life, wildlife, and property, hazardous smoke, violent weather, and extreme heat beginning in the summer of...
WiSci STEAM Camp for Girls inspires innovation-driven careers
By Julia Smart
Through the Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships and Girl Up, an initiative of the United Nations Foundation, Embassy Tallinn collaborated with Embassies Warsaw, Riga, and Tbilisi to host a two-week...
Promoting cybersecurity awareness in South Africa
By Chickelle Woody
The U.S. Mission to South Africa conducted outreach through a collaborative campaign that focused on providing cybersecurity awareness to the local government, students at universities and high schools, and NGOs in the...
2019 SPEAR Summit Challenge
By Angela French
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) held its second annual SPEAR Summit Challenge, a five-day tactical law enforcement training and competition for U.S.-trained Special Program for Embassy Augmentation...
Department highlights human rights
By Amanda J. Richard
December 10 marked the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which identified common rights and freedoms for all people. The Department of State released a press statement...
DSS’ “Kringle Detail” brings gifts and holiday cheer
By Barbara Gleason
In early December, the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) provided an unusual protective detail for a visiting foreign dignitary, Kriss Kringle (a.k.a. Santa Claus). The annual visit, the 21st anniversary...
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,...
Sports Diplomacy focuses on inclusive initiatives
By Jay Aprea
Through its annual slate of people-to-people exchanges, the Sports Diplomacy Division in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) manages programs that promote access and inclusion for people with disabilities through...