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In his 38-year career as an American diplomat, the author experienced many encounters with African leaders, which he describes in…
African Wars: A Defense Intelligence Perspective
AFRICAN WARS: A DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVE by William G. Thom, former senior Africa specialist in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency,…
Bush Hat, Black Tie: Adventures of a Foreign Service Officer
In this, his fifteenth, book, he offers a lively narrative of his experiences as a witness to the end of…
Peter Strickland: New London Shipmaster, Boston Merchant, First Consul to Senegal
Stephen Grant’s Peter Strickland: New London Shipmaster, Boston Merchant, First Consul to Senegal is based on extensive research, including U.S. consular dispatches,…
The Mind of the African Strongman: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures
Ambassador Herman J. “Hank” Cohen decided early in his 38-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service to specialize in African…
The Catalyst for Democracy—Portugal’s Carnation Revolution
On April 25, 1974, the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MAF), composed of Portuguese civilians and military officers, successfully overthrew the…
Afghanistan Project–Richard Boucher
Ambassador Richard Boucher Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 26,…
The Peace After Chaos—Genocide in Burundi
Welcome to Burundi For former United States Ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe, Joseph C. Wilson IV, the…
Black and White: A Battle Between Segregation and Independence in Southern Rhodesia
During the Scramble for Africa (a period lasting from 1881 to 1914 that brought colonization of most of Africa by…