By Steven Tagle
Greece and Bulgaria signed an agreement that finalized a natural gas transmission and storage system operator’s—Bulgartransgaz—participation in the Alexandroupoli Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU), Aug. 24. FSRU is a U.S.-supported project that diversifies European energy sources and routes while creating new...
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 Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic...
Mission Canada prioritizes diversity and inclusion, both in the workplace and in their engagement with the Canadian public. To mark Capital Pride Week, the Progress Pride flag hung prominently from Embassy Ottawa’s chancery, Aug. 26. Displaying the flag was part of a broader commemoration in which the...
By Alexandra Jameson
The Department of State’s newest office covers a region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean, across the Sahara Desert, and along the Mediterranean more than 5,000 miles to the Red Sea. In July, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ (NEA) Office of...
By Erica Renew, Michelle Adams, and Beatrice Cameron
The coronavirus outbreak has tremendously impacted educational institutions worldwide. Schools, faculty, staff, students, and parents were forced to pivot abruptly when the pandemic struck. The traditional ways of obtaining an education quickly became a memory of the past. Through...
By Nicholas Von Mertens
In August, the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) purchased an 11-acre property in Mauritius to build a new embassy in Port Louis. The new multi-building compound will be located in the Bagatelle precinct in the island center and is...
Municipal officials and civil society representatives from cities across Central Asia attended the Strong Cities Network (SCN) regional workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 2019. Representatives from Panjakent, Tajikistan’s city administration and civil society attended the event, which led to it becoming the first city in Central Asia...
From left: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Somer Bessire-Briers; Defense Attaché Lt. Col. Erin Richter; Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor; and Aileen Gallen-Moses, spouse of Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia’s vice speaker Esmond Moses, celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment at an embassy-hosted event, Aug....
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau makes a strong case for economic partnership and sustainable energy during a visit to a U.S. solar plant in Hidalgo, Mexico, Sept. 11. The solar plant generates enough electricity to supply 100,000 houses. The newly launched United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) promises...
by Lefteris Kafatos
When the coronavirus pandemic upended typical work routines in early 2020, many U.S. leaders and diplomats were forced to conduct diplomacy in creative ways. Although many meetings are now held in the virtual realm using platforms such as Zoom, WebEx, and...