From left: U.S.-India Educational Foundation Executive Director Adam Grotsky, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla, U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, and Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Member Maneesh Goyal attend the the Fulbright 70th Anniversary Gala, Feb. 3. Photo by Rakesh Malhotra

ECA Fulbright Program celebrates 70 years of U.S.-India partnership

By Michael J. Cavey This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in India. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) flagship international educational exchange program speaks to the very heart of...
Medical service providers are shown on an airplane during the first evacuation of diplomats from Wuhan, China, to the United States, Feb. 2020. Photo by Jamie Fouss

MED team supports COVID-19 response

By Christine A. Stapleton, Lee Ann Eisler, and Carole Brown In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Department of State’s Bureau of Medical Services (MED) activated the Health Alert Response Team (HART). In...
A lead reporter from the Korean Broadcasting service does a standing interview during a rally in Exeter, N.H. Photo by Caroline Savage

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...
A DSS art exhibit attendee views the works of Morrie Turner, a Tuskegee Airmen mechanic during World War II, who learned cartooning via a correspondence course. His mentor, “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schulz, encouraged him to create “Wee Pals,” the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. State Department photo

DSS hosts art exhibition celebrating African American History Month

By Barbara Gleason Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) staffers had a unique opportunity to view the works of well-known African-American artists in commemoration of National African-American History Month at DSS headquarters in Arlington, Va., Feb. 18-21....
Members of the Reginald Golden Singers gospel ensemble perform during the First American Gospel Festival in Jerusalem, Feb. 6. Photo by Matty Stern

Gospel music connects diverse Israeli populations

By Polina Levy Eskenazi Embassy Jerusalem’s Public Diplomacy section designed a unique Black History Month program featuring the Reginald Golden Singers gospel ensemble, which visited Israel through the Bureau of Educational Affairs Arts Envoy program....
Nurses at the 2020 MED CNE participate in a trauma simulation. Photo by Marian Thwaites

MED nurses and providers participate in a continuing education program

By Anna Lason The Bureau of Medical Services (MED) safeguards and promotes the health and well-being of America’s diplomatic community and facilitates the diplomatic efforts of the Department of State. MED has more than 700...
Under Secretary for Management Brian Bulatao (center), Director Jim Schwab (center right), and Deputy Director Janice deGarmo (center left) join Team Cfa to celebrate the launch of the Center for Analytics at the Data for Diplomacy 2020 event, Jan. 16. Photo by Erica Bostrom

The Department launches the Center for Analytics

By Janice deGarmo Business and policy leaders today increasingly turn to analytics for help in solving their most complex problems. In an age of information overload, only those who can leverage data as a strategic asset can win. The...
Staff Sergeant Christopher Liu (far left), who serves as a civil-military support element medical sergeant for Embassy Dhaka’s U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Augmentation Team, demonstrates the proper application of a tourniquet during the Medical First Responder Seminar, Jan. 5, 2020. Photo by Mary Rosary Buchanan

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...
Thirteen of the 14 Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) graduates celebrate with SES CDP staff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Philippe A. Lussier (third from left), and Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Carol Z. Perez (center, gray jacket) after the graduation ceremony in the Burns Auditorium, Jan. 17. Photo by Luis A. Jimenez Jr.

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,...
Ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. (right) meets with emergency management personnel at the Victorian State Coordination Center, Jan. 2020. Photo by Nicola Taylor

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...

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