Diplomacy in the Contemporary World (2001-Present)

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    Silk Shawl & Silver Rice Container

    Ornately decorated rice container with inscription and silk shawl decorated with silkworm cocoons along the fringe. During a July 2012 meeting, these were received by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a gift from Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. The inscription on the rice container reads: "Souvenir from H.E. Dr. Thongloun SISOULITH,…

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    Lidded Silver Chalice

    This silver chalice with green cabochon gemstones was given to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by the Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs during a meeting a the State Department in May 2012.

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    Scholastic Children's Books

    Tragedy struck a diplomatic delegation and their military escorts on April 6, 2013, in southern Afghanistan. A young diplomat named Anne Smedinghoff, three U.S. soldiers, and an Afghani interpreter were killed in a car bomb blast that targeted their group as they were delivering books to a boys' school. Anne was a…

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    Secretary Albright's Commission

    Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, dated January 23, 1997 and signed by President Bill Clinton and Acting Secretary of State Peter Tarnoff.

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    Secretary Powell's Commission

    Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Colin Powell, dated January 20, 2021, and signed by President George W. Bush and Acting Secretary of State Alan Larson.

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    Secretary Rice's Commission

    Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, dated January 26, 2005, and signed by President George W. Bush and Acting Secretary of State Marc Grossman.

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    Signed Copy of House Resolution 786

    Following a deteriorating security situation in Libya and attacks on U.S. properties elsewhere in the region, the U.S. government compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi came under a heavy and deadly attack on the evening of September 11, 2012. The U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens was at the compound…

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    “USA History in Brief” Booklet

    Produced in 2007 by the State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP), this booklet is one of many publications created by IIP for foreign audiences to promote understanding by acquainting them with U.S. history and culture.

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    Amy Purdy's Carnival Costume

    In 2017, U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, invited dancer and Paralympian Amy Purdy to represent the U.S. as a cultural envoy during the annual Carnival celebrations. Amy is a double amputee who danced in the opening of the Paralympics, won a snowboarding bronze in 2014, was a runner up in…

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    Howard County, Maryland Police Patch

    In the first half of 2020, the U.S. Department of State made extraordinary efforts to bring home more than 98,000 American citizens stuck overseas as the COVID-19 pandemic sparked quarantines and canceled flights. This patch was handed to the U.S. Ambassador in Cameroon, Peter Barlerin, by an evacuee of the COVID-19 pandemic…