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Rapid Adjustment

Lt. Col. Robert C. Perry (center, blue shirt) and Defense Attaché Office Coordinator Meri Perisić (left) receive seeds and potato slips being prepared for distribution in Berane, Montenegro. Photo courtesy of Jelena Krivčević

Seeds of Diplomacy

Rita A.B. Rico (right) directs a video for the Reimagine Task Force featuring Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie Chung in her office, Nov. 6. Photo by Amanda J. Richard

Task force reimagines future for Department’s workforce

From left: Information Management Technical Specialist Derrick Brooks records a video of Johannesburg’s Regional Information Management Center Branch Chief Eddie Davis as he gives instructions on how to install a vehicle-mounted radio for his online class. Photo by Jared Bowe

RIMC Johannesburg develops online training initiative

Illustration by Elisabeth Schettle

One Mission

During a virtual “USG Alumni Talk,” International Visitor Leadership Program alumni Timur Azizbek uulu (right), discusses how he produced a face shield on the Bishkek American Corner Makerspace 3D printer. Photo courtesy of Embassy Bishkek

Bishkek pivots to virtual outreach amid pandemic

Workers in Maagrace contribute to the government mask program during the coronavirus outbreak. Photo courtesy of Ethical Apparel Africa

West African clothing manufacturers pivot to medical apparel

QSI International School of Dushanbe in Tajikistan used a grant from the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and the Bureau of Administrations’ Office of Overseas Schools to purchase and install new plexiglass dividers in their tech labs and classrooms to provide safe areas for students to work. Photo by Liz Madlinger

Mitigating impacts of pandemic at international schools

Senior Diplomatic Interpreter for French Thomas Ronkin (middle) interprets for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting with the U.N. Security Council, June 30. State Department photo

Department’s interpreters continue vital work amid pandemic

From left: U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Glenda Palomino-Nuflo stands with U.S. Air Force Capt. Alyssa Armstrong after presenting Armstrong with masks for the Al-Udeid Air Force Base in Doha, Qatar. Photo by Ozzie Hernandez

Embassy community in Qatar produces masks for service members

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