American Foreign Service Association

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

State Dept. agrees to pay $37M to settle disability discrimination lawsuit

The State Department, settling a lawsuit spanning nearly two decades, is easing some restrictions that plaintiffs said unfairly denied people with disabilities…

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Hundreds of federal employees teleworking overseas set to receive pay bump under NDAA

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2006, file photo shows the sign used as the backdrop for press briefings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. More of the first volunteers are starting to trickle back to their desks at federal agencies in the coronavirus lockdown. In the third month after Americans began sheltering in place and worksites began closing, the Energy Department says the first voluntary returns of a small number of headquarters workers began Monday. The State Department and Agriculture Department also have some workers returning to job places this month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. File)

AFGE joins calls to fire State Dept diplomat for allegedly posting antisemitic content

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State Department rethinks how it vets Foreign Service candidates to diversify ranks

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An inside look at the State Department during a war in Europe

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FILE - A view of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. One by one, embassies and international offices in Kyiv closed. Flight after flight was canceled when insurance companies balked at covering planes arriving in Ukraine. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investment dried up within weeks. With Russian troops encircling much of the country, Ukrainian businesses large and small no longer plan for the future, they can barely foresee what will happen week to week. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

Ukraine: It’s personal and professional, Part II

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‘Diplomacy is a dangerous occupation’ — State Dept adds 71 names to memorial wall

Workforce

Steadying the foreign policy ship after a change in administration

Hiring/Retention

State Dept. moves to phase two reopening in DC area amid workforce concerns

Workforce

Diplomatic workers’ group warns, State Department leadership being ‘depleted’

Federal Newscast

Tillerson asks career diplomats for change ideas

Tom Temin Commentary

Matthew Asada, State Vice President, Foreign Service Association

Federal linguists are finding themselves in a Catch-22 situation. They become experts in another culture and language by spending a lot of time living…

Bob Silverman, President, American Foreign Service Association

One of the toughest jobs in the State Department these days might be ambassador to Russia. That job was conferred just days ago on veteran career diplomat…

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What’s ahead for U.S. foreign service workers?

Fed Access

Daniel Hirsch, state vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, discusses the issues affecting government employees who are working overseas.
March 7, 2013