Ambassador Herman J. “Hank” Cohen decided early in his 38-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service to specialize in African…
In the wake of the Cold War, dictatorial regimes sprang up throughout the world, capturing international attention with news of…
The Romanian Führer. The West’s “favorite communist.” Both of these descriptions have been used to describe Nicolae Ceaușescu, the rapacious…
In October 1998, the British government arrested former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet at the London Bridge hospital, where he was…
Spanish leader Francisco Franco died November 20, 1975 at the age of 82 after 36 years in power, first as…
The 1970s and 1980s were a long, dark time for Chile. The September 11, 1973 coup against Socialist president Salvador…
Known as “El Jefe,” or “The Chief,” Rafael Trujillo ruled as dictator of the Dominican Republic for more than 30…
Peregrina is the story of Ginny Carson Young, a young Foreign Service widow and mother who finds an unexpected second…
Contributions by West Virginians to the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in the state of West Virginia have…
Contributions by Oregonians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Oregon have made important contributions to America’s…