By Andre Jennings
Establishing a diversified workforce is a necessary goal for any organization that recognizes and values the advantages of expanding its organizational culture. The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has embraced the Department’s strategic vision of a workforce that reflects the public it represents through the adoption of an...
By Nayab Khan
Women play an integral role in the Department’s workforce, and it is important to recognize their varied contributions. On March 19, Executive Women at State (EW@S) celebrated Women’s History Month by welcoming Suzette Kent, federal chief information officer for the Office of Management and Budget. EW@S President...
By Katya Ilieva-Stone
Managing dual careers in the Foreign Service—whether as a tandem couple or as a couple where only one party is a U.S. direct-hire employee—can be challenging. In China, with the lack of a bilateral work agreement and restricted internet, the challenges are even greater. To address concerns...
By Lynette Evans-Tiernan
International internships are on the rise. Foreign governments are interested in equipping their youth with enhanced English language proficiency, on-the-job training and an understanding of the U.S. marketplace. The Department’s Work, English Study, Travel Program (WEST) is a people-to-people exchange that meets these objectives, preparing future leaders...
By Yaropolk Kulchyckyj, Kim Tuminaro and Robert Hankinson
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with the newly selected 2019 White House Leadership Development Program (WHLDP) Fellows during their visit to the Department, Dec. 20. The WHLDP focuses on building the next generation of career senior executives with a whole-of-government perspective....
By Heather Joy Thompson
The Department’s Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Recruitment, Examination and Employment (HR/REE) and the Diplomacy Center collaborated with the Una Chapman Cox Foundation to host 28 undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic serving institutions for a three-day immersive diplomacy seminar last...
By Angela French
Special agents in dark suits and sunglasses drive black Suburbans through the city streets while unknown VIPs are hidden behind tinted windows. The men in black could be Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special agents protecting foreign dignitaries, but not this time. For the third year in a...
By Nicole Fox
More than 100 million sharks are killed each year in what is now a billion-dollar industry. With the help of an organization funded by the United States, one Philippine municipality has made shark ecotourism the center of its economy.Malapascua, a Philippine island fewer than two miles long,...
Photo Illustration by Amanda J. Richard | For the past 10 years, eDiplomacy’s Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program has invited U.S. university students to work with colleagues at the Department and across the federal government. VSFS delivers talent with regional expertise, language skills, data analytics and much more....
Photo by Luis A. Jimenez Jr. | Secretary Pompeo hosted his second town hall for Department employees on Feb. 8. This meeting followed the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, something the Secretary mentioned while expressing gratitude for the Department’s ongoing dedication even in tough times. “We continued to...