State Dept. honoring diplomats for Foreign Affairs Day

Published: May 17, 2021, 2:04 p.m.

b'The State Department celebrates Foreign Affairs Day each May as part of Public Service Recognition Week. Former diplomats treat it as a kind of homecoming. But it\\u2019s also a solemn occasion to honor employees who have died in service of American Diplomacy. The American Foreign Service Association added 71 names of the fallen this year to a memorial plaque in the lobby of the department\\u2019s headquarters. The names span generations of federal service. For more on this ongoing project, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with association President Eric Rubin. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'