About: The U.S. Department of State in actively engaging Web 2.0 and social media platforms to lend transparency to U.S. foreign policy efforts. The Department's recent launch of DipNote (blogs.state.gov) serves as an example of these efforts.

With DipNote, we go behind the scenes at the State Department and bring you closer to the personalities of the Department. We break through some of the jargon and talk about how we operate around the world. We are starting a dialogue with the public, providing a window into the work of the people responsible for our foreign policy, and provide a chance to be active participants in a community focused on some of the great issues of our world today.

As Senior Web Manager for the Department's website and Managing Editor for DipNote, Dan is searching for new and innovative means to help the State Department cross into the Web 2.0 realm and serve as a active, engaged resource for its communities.