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US Department of State, DOS/FAD
    Foreign Affairs Day  

    Annual event held at Main State    
      continuing a tradition begun in 1965


Co-sponsors include AFSA, DACOR
The Director General of the Foreign Service
at Dean Acheson Auditorium, U. S Department of State




Tradition at the State Department
    Honoring careers in Foreign Service, highlighting the need for attention to Foreign Affairs and positive global engagement by the United States Government and People.


Take a look back, as we look forward... 

    May 2, 2003


    Secretary of State Colin Powell




    May 4, 2007  |   view slideshow


    click here to view images from the 2007 DOS/FAD event



    "...a tradition begun in 1965"






    May 3, 2019




    DOS/FAD events previously attended, featured remarks by
    Secretaries Pompeo, Tillerson, Kerry, Clinton, Rice, Powell, Albright...







    In a democracy, in our Republic...
    The one constant, is change.


    Nearing 250 years of democratic rule by consent of the governed. Peaceful transitions of power, within our American Republic.







    May 1, 2009













    Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton speaks in Loy Henderson Auditorium in Main State, on Foreign Affairs Day May 1st, 2009

    all video and photos (c) Joseph Quinn, all rights reserved
    do not copy or use without prior written permission







    May 7, 2010 Foreign Affairs Day
    US Department of State, Washington, DC



    Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of policy planning, introduces
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton




    Closing remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton







    May 6, 2011   AFSA Plaque Ceremony





    May 6, 2011
    James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State







Video from     Friday, May 3, 2019



































Read Secretary Pompeo's full remarks here






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Informal videography by  >   Joseph Quinn    Photos and video are from the annual DOS Foreign Service/Foreign Affairs Day event, attended by this amateur photographer since the 1990's, having once been employed within Main State (contract researcher, as a young man in his 20's) when General Al Haig was Secretary of State. 


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