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Embassy Phnom Penh celebrates winning the Mekong Friendship Cup in Vientiane, June 19. Photo by Tbecks Media

Friendship Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City

By Andrew Herrmann and Gaetan Damberg-Ott During the Juneteenth holiday weekend, more than 400 players, supporters, friends, and family members gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the 12th Mekong Friendship Cup, a regional soccer...

Chargé d’Affaires Amy J. Hyatt (top row, second from right in purple shirt) and Deputy Chief of Mission Tobias Glucksman (top row, right in pink tie) host members of the U.S. Embassy Administrative Professionals Corps and their cohorts from the government ministries, foreign missions, and international organizations for a “Strengthening and Building Connections” networking event at the deputy chief of mission’s residence, Sept. 17, 2021. Photo courtesy of Embassy Antananarivo

Administrative professionals launch innovative support network in Madagascar

By Jennifer Robinson, Romina Rajaonah, and Sedera Raliniainjanahary Department of State’s administrative professionals operate behind the scenes to keep the Department running, using unrivaled institutional knowledge and capabilities. To acknowledge the value of this work,...

Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland (bottom) and panelists discuss the Learning Agenda during the virtual launch, June 30. Image courtesy of the Office of Foreign Assistance

Department collaborates with Harvard University to launch the Learning Agenda

By Harrison W. Brooks The Department of State and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs launched the Learning Agenda, an effort to institutionalize evidence-based learning and use data to enhance...

Illustration courtesy of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Shining the spotlight on human trafficking

By Sarah Evans and Sylvia Amegashie On July 19, Secretary of State Antony Blinken released the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which includes narratives and tier rankings for 188 countries and territories, including the...

Air Cargo Control Unit officers are coached on proper procedures while inspecting a shipment, April 2022. Photo courtesy of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Embassy Tashkent supports counter-smuggling efforts in Uzbekistan

By Jack Anderson Criminals and terrorists often hide guns, drugs, and trafficked people in freight containers. This smuggling fuels organized crime, terrorist networks, and other illicit enterprises and continues to pose a major challenge throughout...

Employee mentoring program participants from across embassy sections and agencies come together to share their mentoring experiences with their randomly-selected group members, April 25. Photo by Jennifer Prillaman

Port-au-Prince DEIA mentoring initiative draws hundreds

By Elijah Jatovsky Embassy Port-au-Prince launched its inaugural employee mentoring program, April 25, welcoming more than 200 community members who connected across sections, agencies, nationalities, and languages. “Mentor Match Day” was created in response to...