January 23, 2008 Sudan: UN Hopes To Restore Stability, Refugees Still Miserable in Camps Rebecca Jovin, a member of the Sudan Programs Group for the U.S. Department of State, writes about her recent visit… more 8
January 18, 2008 Secretary Rice Announces Under Secretary Burn's Retirement U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces the impending retirement of Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns more 0
January 18, 2008 Foreign Service Officers Make America Safer -- At Home and Abroad Matt Rooney serves as Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination in the State Department's Bureau… more 8
January 17, 2008 Making the Most of "the Surge" in Iraq John Matel serves as Team Leader of the Al Asad Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq. Al Qaeda in Iraq… more 28
January 16, 2008 24 or the Real World? The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism What do Senator Hillary Clinton, President George Bush, and the Pope have in common? (A bit of a brain teaser,… more 19
January 10, 2008 AFSA Survey Falls Short Sean McCormack is the Spokesman for the U.S. Department of State Tom Shannon and Richard Boucher both posted on stories… more 20
January 9, 2008 Does the Popularity of the United States Matter and Should It Affect Policy Decisions? Lots of polls show that foreign publics have a poor opinion of the U.S. Some people argue that this means… more 32
January 9, 2008 Behind the Scenes: President Bush Visits Middle East This blog entry is written by Nancy Brinker , Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. Our delegation… more 5
January 9, 2008 AFSA Survey Results: Comments on the U.S. Foreign Service and Secretary Rice's Leadership Thomas Shannon is the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Also see comments by State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack… more 11
January 9, 2008 American Foreign Service Association Poll Results: An Inside Perspective Richard Boucher is the U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs. Also see comments by State Department Spokesman… more 9
January 4, 2008 Protecting the Environment in Africa’s Congo Basin Matthew Cassetta served as the U.S. Regional Environmental Hub Officer for West and Central Africa from 2004 to 2006. It… more 5
January 3, 2008 Death of a Colleague in Sudan Walter Braunohler is a public diplomacy officer at the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. My wife and I woke up… more 4
