To mark this year’s International Day of Friendship, we're celebrating all of the newfound friendships that happen through educational and cultural exchanges and ensuring these friendships last long after our… more
More than 700 young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa will be in Washington, DC, this week for the State Department-sponsored Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit. The Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit… more
In honor of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act’s anniversary as well as the 50th Special Olympics, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs would like to take a moment to shine a spotlight on… more
The U.S. Department of State's CCI Program turns 10! The Program’s commitment to educational inclusivity and providing opportunities for education, training, and engagement for individuals who have had limited… more
The U.S. Diplomacy Center shares its involvement in a student-led Hackathon focused on diplomacy, in New Jersey, and announces it will host its own hackathon for the first time in September 2018. more
Promoting and defending religious freedom is a foreign policy priority of the United States. Although freedom of religion or belief is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) some critics… more
Did you miss key foreign policy developments this week? Each week, DipNote recaps the latest U.S. Department of State highlights spanning a wide range of global issues, events, and initiatives in one blog post. more
Mandela Day, which falls on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, July 18, is one of many ways the world celebrates Mandela’s legacy. This year, would have marked 100 years since his birth. To celebrate this remarkable… more
As sports fans, my colleagues and I here in the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs are excited that Washington, D.C. is hosting the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 17.… more
