Foreign Service officers are trained to handle and adapt to any number of highly dangerous situations. One such situation is…
The Year of Living Dangerously – Indonesia and the Downed CIA Pilot, May 1958
In April and May of 1958, Indonesia went through a period of rebellion, as discontent on the peripheral islands, like…
Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service
Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service, published by the University of…
Memoirs of a Foreign Service Arabist
Dick Parker was renowned in the State Department for his dry acerbic wit. From his early youth on U.S. Cavalry posts…
Paying Calls in Shangri-La: Scenes from a Woman’s Life in American Diplomacy
Judy Heimann entered the diplomatic life in 1958 to join her husband, John, in Jakarta at his American Embassy post,…
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Jim Bever Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 3, 2022…
Afghanistan Project-Elizabeth Jones
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Afghanistan Project-Robert Finn
Ambassador Robert Finn Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: December 7,…
Afghanistan Project-Francis Ricciardone
Ambassador Francis Ricciardone Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: August 24,…
Afghanistan Project-William Hammink
William Hammink Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Jim Bever Initial interview date: December 14, 2022…