by Christian Mull | Jul 11, 2013 | Monitor
How Many “Friends” Does the State Department Really Have? Helle Dale/Heritage Foundation A new State Department inspector general’s report accuses State of buying friends—or, more precisely, boosting its “likes” on Facebook to up to 2 million—by spending taxpayer...
by Christian Mull | Jun 26, 2013 | Monitor
Last week, the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report of its inspection of the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP). IIP is responsible for producing content and materials for public diplomacy programs conducted by...
by Christian Mull | Jun 12, 2013 | Monitor
North Koreans get business internships in Singapore Tom Benner/The Atlantic The Choson Exchange, a Singapore-registered non-profit, for the past three years has regularly sent volunteers to Pyongyang and Rason, and more recently brought North Koreans to Singapore,...
by Christian | Jun 5, 2013 | Monitor
Strengthening U.S.-India higher education ties Tara D. Soneshine / Department of State The Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs met with India’s Union Minister for Human Resources and Development, M. M. Pallam Raju, who took his first visit...
by Fiona Cotton | Feb 6, 2013 | Monitor
On January 31st the State Department’s Foreign Policy Classroom held an event entitled, “Current Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-China Relations.” The Foreign Policy Classroom is a recurring program intended for students and faculty members...
