With a presidential visit comes months of preparation and stress. While big embassies with hundreds of staff members are often…

With a presidential visit comes months of preparation and stress. While big embassies with hundreds of staff members are often…
When Vice President Biden sat next to then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at a dinner in 2012, Xi asked…
A vice presidential visit is a major diplomatic event. These visits can either be part of a crisis management strategy,…
The Vietnam War was one of the most contentious political issues in the United States during the 1960s and early…
During the 2016 presidential elections in Chad, a number of Chadian military personnel went missing. Chad’s current president, Idriss Déby,…
Forty million total cases. Three million deaths. One year. This was not the casualty of a bloody global conflict, but…
Journalist Euguene F. Karst knew the importance of words. He personally witnessed how communication could highlight the opinions of little…
On November 12, 1985, exiled General Thomas Quiwonkpa invaded Liberia through Sierra Leone to launch a coup against President Doe.…
Approximately a third of U.S. ambassadors have been politically appointees over the last 50 years, including some of our very…
It was nearing 11 o’clock at night when the phone rang. “How was the speech?” Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas was surprised…