In Memoriam | September 2019
John Toscan Bennett, 90, died June 16, in Alexandria, Va. Bennett attended Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California before joining the Foreign Service in 1955. He served in Tunisia,...
Shared wisdom across 100 classes
The Orientation Division within the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has partnered with HR’s Office of Continuity Counseling to facilitate employee-centric mentor dialogue sessions for new Foreign Service officers in orientation training. Most recently, members...
Québec City
Above: Consulate General Québec City staff members gather in front of the consulate building on a beautiful fall afternoon in Vieux Québec. Photo by Isaac D. Pacheco
By Isaac D. Pacheco
In 1834, more than three...
Strategy Matters
By Eric Schoennauer and Tony Mazzoccoli
The Department of State’s strategic planning team agrees that there is no cookie-cutter approach to implementing a strategy. Missions come in many shapes and sizes, relationships with host countries...
Retirements | September 2019
Civil Service
Bradley, Robin G.Brown, Kathleen E.Clark, Oliver L.Driggers, Gene J.Erny, Denese C.Freer, Janet M.Gibbons-Fly, William H.Griffin, William M.Ruebensaal, Blanca L.Rushford, Tery R.
Foreign Service
Bremner, Sue L.Bruner, Dave A.Bunch, Phillip L.Carter, Merrill A.Chandonnet, Tracy L.Charles, Cleveland...
Appointments | September 2019
Lynda Blanchard - U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia
Lynda “Lindy” Blanchard of Alabama is the new U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia. Blanchard was previously a senior advisor at B & M...
