OBO breaks ground on new embassy compound in Windhoek
The U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Lisa A. Johnson held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Embassy Windhoek campus with Deputy Foreign Minister Jenelly Matundu and Windhoek Mayor Fransina Kahungu, July 23. The...
Department announces new office focused on Arctic Region
By Hillary LeBail
The Department of State formally announced that James DeHart would assume the new role of U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, July 29. The announcement comes...
The Fine Art and Science of Diplomacy
By Kimberley Morgan Salmon
Although “protocol” is a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations, events rarely go as planned....
Embassy community in Qatar produces masks for service members
By Dot Dannenberg and Glenda Palomino-Nuflo
U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Glenda Palomino-Nuflo’s dining room in Doha has not seen a dinner party since before the pandemic. Instead, her dining table is...
Department’s interpreters continue vital work amid pandemic
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...
Embassy Warsaw DCM marks anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
Embassy Warsaw’s Deputy Chief of Mission Bix Aliu (right) laid a wreath at the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising in honor of Poles who gave their lives 76 years ago in the...
Retirements | September 2020
Civil Service
Adams, RodneyBarry, Jay N.Batt, Eugene P.Boone Johnson, RoslynEickman, Diane E.Freeman, John A.Frey, Franklin A.Fultz, Florence G.Gavia, Fransica C.Hadrick, Dennis F.Higgins, Debra...
Newly published OBO Access Guide offers building accessibility guidelines
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) published the OBO Access Guide on the Whole Building Design Guide portal, Aug. 5. Developed by OBO’s Office of Design and Engineering in their Architecture...
