Doors to Diplomacy Contest: Register Now! Build a website that teaches about diplomacy and international affairs. You could win a scholarship! more State Department Blog blogs.state.gov offers the public an alternative source for U.S. foreign policy information and a way to discuss foreign policy issues with Department officials. For example, read Six Weeks in Afghanistan by a Public Affairs Officer in Kabul: "Six years ago there were virtually no girls in school in Afghanistan, and certainly none out building confidence on the soccer field! Today, there are about a million and a half female students...." Full Blog