Unwavering Appreciation Secure from Afar A worker submits to a daily temperature check before entering the Mexico City construction site. Photo by Jared Conrad Building Safely A diver re-plants recently cultivated coral on the reefs in a coral nursery at Oracabessa Bay. Photo by Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR Coral Cultivation Pillars of Diplomacy 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 Rapid Adjustment

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Innovative Access Center opens in Foggy Bottom

The Bureau of Global Talent Management’s Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (OAA) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Department’s...

New embassy housing complex bolsters Kenyan economy

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing complex in Nairobi, Nov. 18. The future compound,...

Department hosts Veterans Day event

Department of State employee affinity group, [email protected], and the Office of Civil Rights hosted a Veterans Day event, Nov. 30. Secretary of...

Encouraging higher education in Mali

As part of International Education Week, Nov. 16-20, Embassy Bamako’s American Center hosted an information session for local students on the steps...

U.S. educational opportunities promoted in Mongolia

Embassy Ulaanbaatar’s public affairs section led a team including the country director of Peace Corps Mongolia, EducationUSA Mongolia, and the Mongolian Association...

Healthcare panel strengthens U.S-India ties

Speaking from Embassy New Delhi, Deputy Chief of Mission Edgard Kagan moderated a discussion among high-level officials from the U.S. and Indian...

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From left: Deputy Chief of Mission Michelle Yerkin, the ambassador’s partner Heather J. Wilson, Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter, and Management Officer Scott Dargus cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the new embassy compound in Reykjavik, Oct. 20. Photo by Haraldur Guðjónsson

New embassy building dedicated in Reykjavik

By Patrick C. Geraghty Embassy Reykjavik’s team reveled in excitement as they gathered to dedicate their new embassy building, strengthening the relationship between the...
The Embassy Hanoi Air Fair was held in the embassy’s multipurpose room, Oct. 23. Attendees learned about battery-powered vehicles, the medical ramifications of air pollution, how to change air filters, and how to put on a mask correctly. Free desk plants were provided as a gift to attendees. Photos by Michael Grantham

Embassy Hanoi Air Fair teaches employees how to stay safe and...

Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach and Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti bump elbows after signing Kosovo’s memoranda of understanding on 5G security, Oct. 28. State Department photo

MOUs secure 5G networks in European countries

This photo, depicting early voting in Arlington, Va., was submitted as part of the media package that the Foreign Press Centers provided to participating journalists. Photo courtesy of the Foreign Press Centers

Foreign Press Centers shift 2020 elections to web

Ambassador Earl Miller (center) and benefactor Durjoy Rahman (third from right) assembled with embassy staff to bid farewell to “The Elephant in the Room” exhibition before its move to the Canadian High Commission next door, where the exhibition will continue in a location visible from the street. Photo by Arlissa Reynolds

Art projects highlight displaced communities

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