Special Representative Hachigian’s Travel to Louisville and Chattanooga

Special Representative Hachigian’s Travel to Louisville and ChattanoogaSpecial Representative for City and State Diplomacy Ambassador Nina Hachigian will travel to Louisville, KY, and Chattanooga, TN, April 8–10. In Louisville, Ambassador Hachigian will take part in Mayor Craig Greenberg’s Global Engagement Day proclamation ceremony and ensuing press conference.  She and Mayor Greenberg will also attend a roundtable event hosted by the U.S. Global […]

The Departure of Bill Russo

The Departure of Bill RussoFor more than a decade, at the White House and at the Department of State, I’ve benefitted from Bill Russo’s counsel and candor. As he departs after more than three years back at the Department, including serving as Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, I’m grateful for Bill’s service to our institution […]

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Leads U.S. Delegation to the 2024 Three Seas Initiative

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Leads U.S. Delegation to the 2024 Three Seas InitiativeBureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel April 8-12 to Tallinn, Estonia; Riga, Latvia; and Vilnius, Lithuania.  He will engage with senior interlocutors on regional energy security issues, including the Baltic states’ swift progress de-coupling from Russian energy; continued support for Ukraine’s energy sector under the G7+ partnership in the face of brutal Russian attacks; cooperation to curb the energy revenues Russia uses to fund its war against Ukraine; and efforts […]

Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation Lapenn’s Travel to Spain and UN Ocean Decade Conference

Special Representative Hachigian’s Travel to Louisville and ChattanoogaAmbassador Jessye Lapenn, Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, will travel April 8-12 to Spain.  In Madrid, she will engage with the Government of Spain and civil society organizations on how the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation is advancing shared goals on sustainable economic development, scientific collaboration, and environmental conservation.  At the UN Ocean Decade Conference in […]

Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Belgium and the United Kingdom

Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Belgium and the United KingdomSpecial Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel to Brussels and Oxford April 9-12. In Brussels, the Special Representative will attend the launch of the Roma Foundation for Europe’s forthcoming report, which will detail the situation of Roma communities in Ukraine before Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression, the integral involvement of Roma persons in […]

‘So What Comes Next?’ Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Teen Career Planning

‘So What Comes Next?’ Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Teen Career Planning

SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA, US, April 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Michael Deffina, a distinguished author and entrepreneur, has officially published “So What Comes Next?”, a self-help book aimed at assisting teenagers with life and career planning. To support the widespread distribution and advertising of this essential guide targeting high school students nationwide, Deffina has initiated a […]

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Assistant Secretary Sison’s Travel to Berlin

Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Cormier Smith Visits Belgium and the United KingdomAssistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Berlin, Germany, April 10-12.  During her visit, the Assistant Secretary will meet with German counterparts to discuss a variety of multilateral and UN issues, including the Summit of the Future, plans for the 2025 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, and shared Human Rights Council priorities.    While in Berlin, the Assistant Secretary will also participate in the third annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Workshop for the Bureaus of European […]

Ambassador Fick’s Travel to Costa Rica

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Leads U.S. Delegation to the 2024 Three Seas InitiativeU.S. Ambassador at Large for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick will travel to San Jose, Costa Rica April 9-12. Ambassador Fick will attend the Regional 5G Workshop, a two-day event to share best practices in trusted technology, supply chains, and secure telecommunications. Ambassador Fick will speak about technology ecosystem security. […]

Benjamin Joy Award Honors Outstanding Economic and Commercial Diplomacy

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Leads U.S. Delegation to the 2024 Three Seas Initiative

The Benjamin Joy Award, named after Benjamin Joy, the first U.S. Consul to India, was first established in 2016 to acknowledge and promote the partnership between the Departments of State and Commerce in advancing U.S. economic and commercial interests.  On April 2, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Ramin Toloui and Assistant […]

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War in Ukraine, Analytics: “Arestovych Method” That He is Loved & Hated For. by Inga Mezerya

War in Ukraine, Analytics: “Arestovych Method” That He is Loved & Hated For.  by Inga MezeryaThere is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates […]