In June of 2012, Elizabeth Jones found herself being transferred to the Near East Bureau in the Department of State.…

In June of 2012, Elizabeth Jones found herself being transferred to the Near East Bureau in the Department of State.…
As the United States watches its 2020 election season drag on longer than most presidential elections, the highly charged partisan…
During the 2016 presidential elections in Chad, a number of Chadian military personnel went missing. Chad’s current president, Idriss Déby,…
South Korea was in a haze in 1987—both literally and figuratively. After years of de facto military dictatorship, the populace…
While democratic elections were held in Burma (Myanmar) by the military-led government in 1990, the elected parliament was never allowed…
Mongolia—sparsely populated, largely nomadic, and surrounded by nuclear superpowers. The end of the Cold War could not have been the…
Elizabeth Jones became the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan in 1995. On July 3, 1988 an Iran Air flight was making…
Few events illustrate the challenges of American diplomacy like a foreign election. Diplomats walk a fine line between promoting American…
Foreign Service Officers are posted to positions abroad for terms of one, two, or three years depending on locality, demand,…
Coups often do not go exactly as planned. While some result in military despotism and others in democratic reforms, some…