New lactation room unveiled in Main State
To improve accessibility and increase the number of lactation rooms for nursing mothers, the Bureau of Human Resources (HR) in coordination with the Bureau of Administration opened a new lactation room on the second...
Geneva Peace Week examines approaches to conflict stabilization
The U.S. Mission to the U.N. in Geneva and the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) co-hosted a seminar, Conflict and Stabilization: Best Practices, Challenges, and New Approaches, in Geneva, Nov. 7. As...
Duck and Cover
By Chad Twitty
Not many regional security officers (RSOs) would welcome the opportunity to have hostile protesters gather at the gates of an American embassy and force their way onto the compound, but Embassy Riga’s...
The Office of Casualty Assistance
by Kirk Leach
The Office of Casualty Assistance (OCA) was established within the Bureau of Human Resources (HR) in 1999 in the aftermath of the 1998 terrorist attacks at the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and...
Work Life Wellness Month highlights workplace flexibilities
By Marjorie Bucknor
The Bureau of Human Resources (HR) and the Bureau of Medical Services (MED) kicked off Work Life Wellness Month (WLWM) with motivational speaker Wendy Wollner who was introduced by the Director General...
IRM hosts appreciation event to share resources with employees
The Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) hosted a customer appreciation day in the Harry S. Truman building Exhibit Hall, Oct. 24. IRM employees spread the word on new services such as Self Service...
Embassy welcomes Nepali youth leaders
Embassy Kathmandu’s spokesperson Andie De Arment welcomed the new cohort of the U.S Embassy Youth Council (USYC) in Nepal. The group of 55 exceptional Nepali youth leaders from across the country was selected from...
Investing in Future Female Leaders
By Rachel Ingal and Nayab Khan
The International Day of the Girl is a United Nations effort to draw the international community into a dialogue on how to empower and equip girls globally. In recognition...
Celebrating 225 years of U.S.-India ties
By Rosemary Higgins
Artists, cultural leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and other friends of the U.S. Embassy in India gathered at the Roosevelt House—the residence of U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster—to celebrate the 225th anniversary...
