Ambassador welcomes students in Abidjan
During a ceremony at Lycee Mamie Fatai in Bingerville, a suburb of Abidjan—the capital of Côte d’Ivoire—Ambassador Richard Bell congratulated graduates of the English Access Microscholarship Program, March 2. He also welcomed the newest...
Retired leaders share experiences during annual HBCU conference
Foreign Affairs Officer Deniece Laurent-Mantey from the Secretary’s Office of Policy Planning moderated “African American Trailblazers in Foreign Policy” during the 12th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Foreign Policy Conference, Feb. 25. The...
Investing in the safety of American diplomats serving abroad
By Elizabeth Slaughter, Mark Schmidt, and Erich Chan
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is committed to providing safe and secure housing for all U.S. diplomats serving overseas. However, the Department of State does...
DipLab Demo Day showcases research from partner universities
By Bryan Gerhart
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the entire world, and the academic sector was no exception. Institutions of higher education were forced to confront existential threats and operational dilemmas in real-time, adjusting and readjusting...
Bogota delivers “¡Con Gusto!” through consular language program
By Ana Maria Fernandez
Embassy Bogota’s consular section strives to achieve the highest standards of customer service, starting with effective client communication. In 2015, post established the Language Buddy Program, a versatile program created for...
Nigeria SPEAR Team protects U.S. diplomats during unrest in Lagos
By Vincent Crawley
Thousands of Nigerians began protesting in early October 2020 after a video was widely shared on social media showing police officers with Lagos’ Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) allegedly killing a man. The...
Language Services opens remote interpreting hub
By Lefteris Kafatos
Since its founding by Thomas Jefferson, the Office of Language Services (LS/I) has acted as America’s foreign mouthpiece to all non-Anglophone interlocutors. In the realms of both public diplomacy and government-to-government relations,...
