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Partnering with Bangladesh to Promote Peacekeeping

Youth Engagement at the Sister Cities International 61st Annual Conference

Snowy roofs and buildings in Stockholm, Sweden.

Diplomats Have Your Back: From Beirut to Stockholm and Beyond

A man runs with a flag from Botswana on a track.

The American Disabilities Act Anniversary: Inspiring Inclusive Sports in Botswana

This Wednesday, July 26, we celebrate the progress the United States has made to ensure the rights of people with disabilities; it is the 27th...

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Bringing Women Student Leaders Together From Across the Globe

Earlier this summer, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) welcomed 95 exceptional young women...

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A journalist poses in front of a quote by Phil Graham.

Media Literacy and Press Freedom in the 21st Century

The State Department’s Foreign Press Center sponsored a ten-day press tour designed to examine the theme of media literacy, all perspectives on the...

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Surviving in the Sahel, These Women Give New Meaning to the Term, 'Tough Girls'

Despite poverty and health challenges, women in Burkina Faso and Niger are learning new ways to prevail.

Leroy Phillips, Yaa Oppong, and State Department DRL Staff Member Sit at Table During Meeting.

Advancing Disability Rights Advocacy: Building Global Coalitions Through People-to-People Diplomacy

In my capacity as a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) I had the incredible opportunity to meet Leroy Phillips, an...

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The Nelson Mandela Rules: Honoring a Prisoner Turned World Leader

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner in deplorable conditions, and yet he was able to inspire change and a legacy that lives on far beyond the...

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