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Two ships engage in a ship-to-ship (STS) bunker transfer—the transfer of cargo between ships at sea. While STS transfers can be conducted for legitimate purposes, these transfers—especially at night or in areas determined to be high-risk for sanctions evasion or other illicit activity—are frequently used to evade sanctions. (Note: this photo is not an example of a specific sanctions evasion instance). Photo by Erkut-Acar

Global Maritime Advisory aims to create compliance standards across industry

From left: 2019 Fellowship alumnae Elizabeth Mwambulukutu of Tanzania and Zaharah Namanda of Uganda pose in front of the ICT Chalk Talks art installation in downtown Wichita, Kansas, during their Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute at Kansas State University. Photo courtesy of Kansas State University

Empowering the Future

Several tons of PPE are loaded onto a plane in South Korea bound for the United States. Photo courtesy of Embassy Seoul

Project Airbridge

Award winners stand on the stage at the GIST Awards Ceremony during the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 2019. Photo by Genesis Lodise

Connecting Innovators

Leaders from OBO and Allied Partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K. join together at the Annual International Property Forum held in Washington, Feb. From left: Tony Whitehead, U.K.; David Schwartz, Canada; Diem Hetherington, Australia; Ed Hobart, U.K.; Addison “Tad” Davis, U.S.; Dan Danagher, Canada; Bina Chandra, Australia; Karen McAulay, New Zealand; Sacha Anderson, New Zealand; and Henry Jardine, U.S. Photo by Christine Foushee

OBO hosts property forum in Washington

View from the top of the Spanish Cultural Center in Bata, Equatorial Guinea’s largest city, Jan. 30. The city’s oceanfront promenade is several miles long. Photo by Bryan Schiller

Equatorial Guinea

EFM Elisa Sanwick teaches a cooking class at her post in Mexico City. Photo by Linsey Pizzulo

Creating Opportunity

The Office of Global Partnerships is a small team working to advance private sector engagement across the Department. Photo courtesy of the Office of Global Partnerships

Office of Global Partnerships

Rich Vinnacombe, deputy director of the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization, speaks to attendees at the 25th Annual Awards ceremony in Rosslyn, Va., Oct. 16. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco

Small businesses recognized at 25th annual OSDBU awards ceremony

Intel partners with the Department to provide girls in the Women in Science program with an education in robotics, drones and app development. Photo courtesy of Girl Up

Embracing Disruption

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