State Dept.’s State magazine

State, the U.S. State Dept.’s glossy monthly magazine, is aimed at Dept. employees at home or abroad, but it’s available online to everyone, including prospective employees wanting to know more about the Dept.

There’s a lot of news that’s not interesting to outsiders, like retirements and employee awards, but each issue also highlights a “Post of the Month” accompanied by beautiful full-color photos. For example, the 2009 issues so far have featured posts in
State April 2009 cover

  • Geneva, Switzerland (January, pp.24-30),
  • Adana, Turkey (February, pp.26-31),
  • Santiago, Chile (March, pp.20-25), and
  • Kolonia, Micronesia (April, pp.24-29).

Many issues feature an “Office of the Month” that shines a light on various State Dept. units.

And then among the brief articles are unexpected gems, like “Save the tigers: Bureau helps target illegal wildlife trade” (December 2008, pp.16-17), which both inform and entice (Did you know? Illicit trade in wildlife is valued at $10 billion+ annually and Harrison Ford did PSAs for Conservation International in 2007). Though very brief, these articles can spark one’s curiosity and motivate a search for additional information.

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About Barbara

I am a Reference & Instruction librarian, head of that department in Andersen Library, an associate professor, and a member of the General Education Review Committee and Faculty Senate. I've been working at UW-W since July 1, 1990.
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