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Noelani Kirschner The newly announced members of the Artemis Team — the next astronaut missions to the moon — reflect the diversity of and range of opportunity in the United States. Of the nearly 20 astronauts announced, half are women and people of color. NASA announced its latest selection of 18 elite astronauts — all of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, science, space technology, women in the workforce
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Noelani Kirschner American diplomats represent U.S. values abroad and embody a core tenet of American life: diversity. In the United States, anyone — regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background — can become a diplomat and represent America abroad as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. One of the many ways the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 January, 2021 | Topics: Gender Issues, History, Human Rights, News, News from Washington | Tags: Asian Americans, immigration, professional development, women in the workforce, women's empowerment
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Lauren Monsen |
D. Thompson In recent days, many thousands of American families have faced holidays without loved ones who succumbed to COVID-19. Also in 2020 many notable Americans died — whether of COVID or another cause — who left an imprint on the world. David Dinkins — the first African-American mayor of New York City, who died ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 December, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, History, News | Tags: arts, U.S. history, women in the workforce
Captain Amy Bauernschmidt will become the first woman in U.S. history to command a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. In 2016 Bauernschmidt was the first woman to serve as executive officer of a nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln. Bauernschmidt
graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, the same year
women began to serve on combat ships and planes. She logged more than 3,000 hours of flight ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: History, News | Tags: female leaders, U.S. history, women in the workforce
The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are committed to promoting opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), including computer science, to advance equality and economic growth. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Kelley E. Currie said that tackling the persistent challenge of underrepresentation of
women in STEM is vital to improving societies. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: science, STEM, technology, women in the workforce, women's empowerment
NASA names a building for a pioneering African American (July 8) NASA has renamed its Washington headquarters to honor Mary W. Jackson, the first female African American engineer to work for the agency. Jackson was among four African American women recently awarded
Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early space flight. Jackson and her colleagues were also ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights, Key Officials, News, Science & Tech | Tags: African Americans, civic equality, engineering, NASA, women in the workforce
