Yerevan, Armenia 

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries to promote friendly, cooperative, and peaceful relations. The bureau works with national sports leagues, the U.S. Olympic Committee, athletes and coaches in various sports to select ambassadors of […] 

Sweatshops 

Dhaka, Bangladesh 

The Department of State supports projects that combat sweatshop labor in overseas factories. Since 2000 nearly $18 million in projects have been funded through this initiative. The Department of State’s Office of International Labor and Corporate Social Responsibility, part of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, promotes these issues in partnership with other organizations. 

Visas 

New Delhi, India 

What does a U.S. consulate do in a foreign country? Few Americans know and probably even fewer foreign citizens understand the services they can find at a U.S. consulate in their home countries. To help educate the people of their community, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. consulate in Hyderabad, India officially launched a new social media platform in […] 

War Crimes 

The Hague, The Netherlands 

The Department of State’s Office of War Crimes Issues advises the Secretary of State and formulates U.S. policy responses to atrocities committed worldwide. It also coordinates U.S. government support for war crimes accountability in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Iraq, and other regions. The office works closely with other governments, international institutions, non-government organizations, and the […] 

Water Security