It is with great sorrow that the Una Chapman Cox Foundation announces the death of Margo Branscomb on October 12, 2022. Margo served as a trustee of the Foundation since 2004, and as president of the Foundation since 2013, following in the footsteps of Una Chapman Cox and of her father, Harvie Branscomb, who assisted Mrs. Cox with the establishment of the Foundation in 1980. Throughout, Margo demonstrated an unwavering support for the U.S. Foreign Service and a passion for the work of the Foundation. Her vision and her leadership remain an inspiration to all who had the good fortune to work with her. She will be sorely missed.
The Una Chapman Cox Foundation is dedicated to a strong professional U.S. Foreign Service. In collaboration with the Department of State and other program partners, it supports excellence in recruitment, professional development and public awareness. The Foundation serves this mission through programs that enhance the recruitment, professionalism and effectiveness of the U.S. Foreign Service, improve the well-being and retention of its best employees and their families, and increase public knowledge and understanding of the Foreign Service and its role in supporting U.S. interests. EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS
Meet one of our 2020-2021 Fellows, Claire Smolik. Claire is spending her sabbatical year developing the “Foreign Service Families as Diplomats” exhibit. The exhibit will spotlight Foreign Service families, highlighting their contributions to American representation abroad and demystify the Foreign Service experience for the next generation of Officers.
We’re proud to announce our partnership with AAD on two great podcasts: “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” and “American Diplomat: Real Stories Behind the News.” Through these podcasts, listeners get an inside look into what diplomacy is and what it looks like on the ground, straight from the diplomats and US agency officials that make it happen.
