About the Centennial

• Foreign Service and AFSA Centennial
• Foreign Service Centennial Talking Points: Celebrating 100 Years of Service
• The Centennial Honorary Committee
• Centennial Events Calendar
• AFSA Commemorates the U.S. Foreign Service and 100 Years of American Diplomacy

About the U.S. Foreign Service

• The U.S. Foreign Service: Frequently Asked Questions

From The Foreign Service Journal

• 2024: Celebration, Reflection—and Looking Forward
• AFSA’s First Hundred Years
• From the FSJ Archive: The Journal on 100 Years of AFSA

Videos

• Architects of Peace: The U.S Foreign Service at 100
• The First Line of Defense - How Diplomats Protect American Security
• Economic Diplomacy: What U.S. Diplomats Do and Why it Matters
• The U.S. Foreign Service Response to COVID-19
• Inside Diplomacy: The Foreign Service at 100—What Does the Future Hold?

Centennial Voices

• American Diplomat Podcast | 100 Years Old and Still Kicking It: The US Foreign Service, featuring AFSA President Tom Yazdgerdi
• “The Foreign Service Is Calling,” by Tom Armbruster, The Cornell Daily Sun
• “A century ago, we established the U.S. Foreign Service. It’s an anniversary worth celebrating,” by David Lambertson, Kansas Reflector
• “Never so glad to see the American flag': Foreign Service risk it all for their country,” by Kenneth M. Quinn, Des Moines Register
• “A professional Foreign Service corps is vital, and here’s why,” by Donna Oglesby, Tampa Bay Times
• “Following the flag around the world,” by Ryan Crocker, The Spokesman-Review
• “Diplomacy as a profession: Reflections on a U.S. Foreign Service Career,” by Matthew Asada, USC Center on Public Diplomacy
• “On 100th anniversary, Bellingham veteran of U.S. Foreign Service reflects on mission,” by Eileen A. Malloy, Cascadia Daily News
• “Diplomacy Is Cheaper Than Defense,” by Larry Butler, Bangor Daily News
• “Opinion: Celebrating a Century of Merit-Based American Diplomacy,” by Russell J. Hanks, Tulsa World
• “Column: US Foreign Service Deserve Public’s Attention and Support,” by Peter DeShazo, The Valley News
• “Local opinion: Celebrating a Century of U.S. Professional Diplomacy,” by David Dunford, Arizona Daily Star
• “Guest opinion: Peter Henry Barlerin: Foreign Service Helps Set Standard for Peace Around the World,” by Peter Henry Barlerin, The Daily Camera
• “Column: Celebrating 100 years, the Foreign Service Matters to Virginia,” by Jim Bullington, Newport News Daily Press
• “100 years later, US Foreign Service is still on the front lines of diplomacy,” by John Tefft, Charles Ries, and William Courtney, The Hill
• “An Adventurous Life in Diplomacy: Ambassador Robert Gosende in Conversation with Jim Ketterer - Part 1,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Exhibits

• The Rogers Act: 100 Years of the Foreign Service at the National Museum of American Diplomacy
• Foreign Service Centennial at the George H.W. Bush Library - On exhibit through February 2, 2025, in the Fidelity Gallery.

Legislative Resolutions

• The U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 678 designating May 3, 2024 as United States Foreign Service Day and acknowledging the centennial.
• The Virginia legislature passed House Joint Resolution 206 commending the Foreign Service on its centennial.
• The Washington, D.C. city council approved and adopted a resolution commemorating the centennial of the U.S. Foreign Service.

Partner Acknowledgements

• “Citizen Diplomats and the Foreign Service: Forging Greater International Understanding,” via Global Ties U.S.