The Foreign Service Institute is the United States federal government's primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats as well as other ...

There is no shortage of apps and online courses purporting to offer the best way to learn a new language. Whether you want to brush up on your high school Spanish or start fresh, you might turn to ...

The State Department is ramping up its education and training programs as it brings on a surge of new employees, establishing new curriculums and facilities to advance the initiative. The department, ...

(Updated 10/26/23) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken inaugurated a 200,000-square-foot building at the Arlington-based National Foreign Affairs Training Center yesterday. The $121.2 million, ...

The Hudson Institute hosted a Tuesday panel discussion on the potential for a reform of the State Department and the U.S. Foreign Service under the incoming Trump administration. The panelists, Simon ...

Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar of the U.S. Department of State discussed the importance of diversity in foreign service and how diversity has shaped the State Department at Georgetown’s ...

The Foreign Service Institute, which trains U.S. diplomats, went virtual during the pandemic. It's likely to stay that way, making it easier for foreign and civil service officers to get training. U.S ...

Former ambassador Richard Grenell’s Aug. 28 column in The Hill misfires on several important points. His recommendations to transform our diplomatic missions by increasing the number of political ...

Section 1. Purpose. Article II of the United States Constitution vests the power to conduct foreign policy in the President of the United States. Presidents rely on their Secretaries of State and ...