As part of this year’s Take Your Child to Work Day activities, the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) launched a cyber poster contest for all children of Department personnel. Participants from the United States and across the globe submitted posters themed on password security and cyberbullying. The...
By Jack Gaines
In April, three Department of State Russian speakers joined members of USAID and the Department of Defense in an advanced language and cultural immersion course held in New York City and Washington, D.C. The program was hosted by the U.S. Army, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, and it...
By Colin Machado, Jaime LeBlanc-Hadley, Sam Schmitt and Will Baskerville
For the fifth year in a row, the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou’s LGBTI outreach working group proudly coordinated a multiconsulate film festival in honor of Pride Month. Locally known as the “LGBT Film Festival,” this June event has become...
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma played at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of his Bach Project, which features community-oriented “Days of Action” showing how culture connects us. Ma chose the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, for the day of arts activities, civic conversations and special performances...
The second annual Veteran Employee Information Fair, April 16, was sponsored by the Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Civil Service Human Resource Management (CSHRM). The event provided information about leave and retirement, services and programs at the Department that can assist military veterans with career development opportunities. Representatives...
Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources Carol Z. Perez celebrated with award winners at the Bureau of Human Resources (HR) awards ceremony, April 9. Perez opened the ceremony with remarks recognizing the vital work HR employees do to support the Department of State’s mission....
Ghulam R. Khan, a locally employed staff member who served as a supervisory immigrant visa specialist at the U.S. Embassy Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, retired, Feb. 14, after 42 years of government service. In his passport and visa work, Khan directly influenced more than one million applicants and their...
The Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) coordinated a workshop for posts who participate in the Department of State’s event data recorder program. Vehicle event data recorders are installed in motor vehicles at 25 embassies located in the riskiest driving...
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Ralph J. Bunche Library in partnership with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, featured four women writers as part of their Speaker Series, April 22. Moderated by Anya Creightney from the Library of Congress’ Poetry and Literature Center, the event featured...
The Council for Career Enhancement and Professionalization (CCEP), one of 14 employee affinity groups at the Department of State, hosted a speed mentoring event, April 17, where four Department leaders gathered to offer their years of experience and advice to approximately 30 participants. The mentors rotated every 12 minutes...