In June of 2012, Elizabeth Jones found herself being transferred to the Near East Bureau in the Department of State.…
National Elections Under Protest
As the United States watches its 2020 election season drag on longer than most presidential elections, the highly charged partisan…
Chad’s Presidential Elections in 2016—“My Husband has Disappeared”
During the 2016 presidential elections in Chad, a number of Chadian military personnel went missing. Chad’s current president, Idriss Déby,…
South Korea’s 1987 “Tear Gas Festival:” The Path to Democratic Elections
South Korea was in a haze in 1987—both literally and figuratively. After years of de facto military dictatorship, the populace…
Tracking the Politics of Burma (Myanmar) After the Flawed 1990 Elections
While democratic elections were held in Burma (Myanmar) by the military-led government in 1990, the elected parliament was never allowed…
Dayton Peace Accords: 1995 – 2025
Brčko District: Reflections From U.S. Diplomats The inter-entity boundary line in the Brčko area was the only issue that the…
A Haiti Chronicle: The Undoing of a Latent Democracy, 1999-2001
Former ADST Executive Director Dan Whitman has written an account of two tumultuous years and three elections in Haiti, where…
Oregon
Contributions by Oregonians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Oregon have made important contributions to America’s…
Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience
In the tense aftermath of the 1992–95 Bosnian War, U.S. diplomat Bill Farrand was assigned the daunting task of implementing…
Afghanistan Project-Jim Bever
Jim Bever Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 3, 2022…