In 1994 Avis Bohlen, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, was made Hillary Clinton’s Control…
When the Life of the Party Became Ambassador to France
An effective diplomat, dazzling socialite, and the mother of Winston Churchill’s grandson, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman won the respect…
Frances Willis, The First Career Female Ambassador
Frances Willis was the first female to rise to the rank of Ambassador as a career Foreign Service Officer. After…
France has de Gaulle to Withdraw from NATO
On June 21, 1966, France made the somewhat shocking move to withdraw its troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization…
An American Diplomat in Vichy France
Shortly after Nazi Germany invaded France in May 1940, the French government surrendered and signed the Second Armistice. Under its…
Promoting American Agricultural Products in the European Market
Promoting American Agricultural Products in the European Market Ambassador Mattie R. Sharpless was born and raised in a rural community near…
Getting Past The Interpreter To Clinch an Aircraft Deal
Getting Past The Interpreter To Clinch an Aircraft Deal U.S. Ambassadors are often asked to weigh in on a big…
French Covert Action in the American Revolution
U.S. intelligence specialist James Potts tells the story of how covert French military aid changed the course of history by…
United States-Vietnam Reconciliation
Based on over forty years’ consideration of Vietnam’s history, the author aims (a) to put the Vietnam War within the…
Rhode Island
Contributions by Rhode Islanders in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Rhode Island have made important contributions…