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For decades, a Department of State employee’s security clearance could be denied or revoked—effectively ending their careers— simply for their sexual orientation. Today there are countless LGBT+ employees, family members, and allies in U.S. foreign affairs agencies, roughly 1,000 of whom are members of glifaa, the employee affinity group that represents them. Developed…
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When Peru’s commercial airport closed to all travel on March 23, the U.S. Embassy in Lima swung into action, engaging with the Peruvian Government to repatriate more than 7,000 American citizens from across the country amidst closed borders and strict Peruvian quarantine and curfew measures.
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In 1949, Ambassador Edward R. Dudley was the first African American to hold the rank of ambassador. His legacy also includes a long history of…
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Operational Medicine has a worldwide mandate to support evacuations and respond to crises on short notice.
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In the face of a national lockdown that grounded air traffic, halted trains, and restricted roadways, the U.S. Mission to India’s top priority was assisting U.S. citizens located across the country’s vast landscape.
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On Sunday, March 14, 2020, the government of Morocco announced the total suspension of all international commercial flights in and out of the country. Morocco was one of the first countries to undertake a full border closure, which stranded many Americans.
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When European countries closed their borders to stop the spread of COVID-19, few airports remained open or maintained regular flights to the United States.
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Joe and Kathleen Stafford were a young couple just starting out in their careers serving the United States in 1979. The Staffords were trained in…
