The Office of Marine Conservation
An endangered green sea turtle swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Shane Myers
By Tanya Brothen
Affectionately referred to as the...
The Office of Foreign Missions
By Mary Kate Godfrey, Carina Sarracino, and Aaron Yost
With a clear congressional mandate, minimal staff, seven domestic locations, and the ability to positively influence...
Office of Refugee Admissions
Ambassador Julieta Valls Noyes (far left), then-nominee to be assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration, speaks with Department of State volunteers supporting Operation...
Office of Special Programs
Qatari special forces and U.S. special operators encounter a simulated gunman at the Qatar Metro Station, Mar. 24, 2021, during a training exercise called...
The Office of Video
From left: Broadcast Engineers Ron Depas and Frank Maketa monitor feeds from the Broadcast Division’s studio master control room during the recording of an...
Export Control and Border Security
Visit, board, search, and seize training for Yemen Coast Guard to interdict illicit weapons trafficking. Photo courtesy of the United Nations Office of Drugs...
Regional Procurement Support Office
By Jamie M. Fleischhacker
The Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO) is a forward-based activity of the Bureau of Administration’s Office of the Procurement Executive (OPE)...
Portsmouth State Annexes
By Trenton Douthett
On a former U.S. Air Force base in Portsmouth, N.H., 400 Department of State employees and more than 1,000 contractors work cooperatively...
Office of Fire Protection
By Edward Babczak
In 1980, the Department of State experienced a large fire at Embassy Cairo that destroyed a warehouse. That same year, Embassy Moscow...
The Overseas Criminal Investigations Division
Opening photo: A Diplomatic Security Service special agent (fourth from right) along with U.S. and Armenian law enforcement officials return a U.S. fugitive wanted...