Tennis mural completed in Buenos Aires
By Glyn T. Davies
Sports are a powerful way to bring people together. Witness the World Cup, Olympics, Wimbledon, or any international sporting event. Depict the drama of sport in stunning, monumental art, place it...
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...
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...
Pickleball in Baghdad brings embassy community together
By Linley Wartenberg
Pickleball has caught on in Baghdad. David Arnaldo and David Denehy, both program officers with USAID, claim to have initially brought the game to Baghdad as an activity for their office. Bringing...
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,...