Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? We’ve got you covered. Each week DipNote recaps the latest U.S. Department of State highlights spanning a wide range of global issues, events, and… more
May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day, a date which was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993. Since then, the world has used this occasion to celebrate the principles of press freedom, assess… more
In 1980, when I joined the Foreign Service, I was the only Asian-American in a class of almost 40 new officers. More than 30 years later, I am glad to see the face of the Foreign Service is becoming more… more
This month people across the United States are celebrating the first civil rights law that protected Americans with disabilities: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Written into law in 1977 after historic… more
Today, the U.S. Department of State is releasing 931 declassified documents, totaling approximately 3,300 pages, about human rights abuses during the 1976‒1983 military dictatorship in Argentina. These… more
The United States Congress established the “Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust” as our nation’s annual weeklong observance of the Holocaust, commencing with “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day… more
Today, President Donald J. Trump delivered the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. The week-long Days of Remembrance was first held in… more
Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? We’ve got you covered. Each week DipNote will recap the latest U.S. Department of State highlights spanning a wide range of global issues, events, and… more
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered remarks at the U.S. Department of State outlining the Trump administration's decision to conduct a review of U.S. Iran policy across the entire government.… more
