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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....