I have spent a lot of time in Iraq. The son of missionaries, I grew up in Basrah, an oil and port city in the south. Over the years, I traveled in and out of the country for work, and I became USAID’s Mission… more
Health care workers in Egypt are working with USAID to tackle the rise of infections that are increasing resistance to the 21st century’s best treatments. more
On December 14, Ambassador Nikki Haley, held a press conference to highlight recent findings communicated in the United Nations 2231 Implementation Report. This was the Secretary-General’s fourth report… more
On December 6, 2017, President Donald J. Trump recognized Jerusalem, the ancient capital of the Jewish people, as the capital of the State of Israel. Recognizing Jerusalem In a statement on this decision to… more
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
The U.S. and the Netherlands are co-leading an initiative to develop a set of internationally recognized non-binding good practices for dealing with the women and children who come home from the conflict zone. more
With the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, many around the world have turned their focus to the labor rights of the country’s migrant workers after widespread reports of their mistreatment. In fact, since… more
Meet the co-founder of Little Thinking Minds, a children’s education company that creates engaging digital Arabic literacy tools to improve language acquisition, fluency and literacy — supplementing classroom… more
When Iraqi and coalition forces pushed into Mosul, fleeing ISIS fighters left behind hundreds of deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Some of these IEDs were laid to limit access to water systems and… more
