Special Book Event with Charles Trueheart Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict Tuesday, October 14, 2025 6:00 – 8:00 PM DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street NW Please join us as ADST and DACOR host journalist and scholar Charles Trueheart for reflections on his recent book Diplomats...
Evan Thomas -“The Legacy of Henry Stimson: His Doctrine, His Decisions, and the End of World War II” © Oscie Thomas. Posted with the author's permission. Please join us as award-winning journalist and scholar Evan Thomas shares his insights on the legacy of former Secretary of State and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Thomas will draw...
THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING and DACOR, An Organization of Foreign Affairs Professionals request the pleasure of your company at a reception to celebrate the 76th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series for "Dealing with Dragons, Bears, and Some Nice People Too A Diplomatic Chronicle", by B. Lynn Pascoe Tuesday, November...
Steve Coll - “From Ghost Wars to the Achilles Trap: Lessons from a Foreign Policy Journalist and Scholar” Here is the video of the event: https://youtu.be/H531TCBSVb8 Please join us as award winning journalist and scholar Steve Coll shares what he has learned while researching and writing about the greatest foreign policy challenges of modern times....
An accomplished academic and historian with a distinguished career in public service, Professor Zelikow will examine the mysteries of the art of diplomacy. Drawing from his experiences as a diplomat, Counselor of the State Department, White House and Pentagon advisor, and faculty member at Harvard and the University of Virginia, Zelikow will share his views...
Ambassador Herman "Hank" Cohen joins us in inviting you to celebrate publication of his new book at DACOR Bacon House on Tuesday, September 19, at 6:00–7:30 p.m., including refreshments and book-signing. Click the following links for the book announcement, a form for those who wish to order the book, and an invitation to the reception....
IN PERSON & LIVE WEBCAST WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023 5:00-5:45 PM LIGHT HORS D’OEUVRES & DRINKS 5:45-7:30 PM FIRESIDE CHAT AND Q&A DACOR BACON HOUSE, 1801 F ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) is pleased to announce that eight United States Agency for International Development (USAID) former Mission Directors...
Our 2023 Administration Distinguished Speaker Event this year will take place on Tuesday, August 15 from 09:00 to 10:30 am and will feature Ambassador Julianne Smith, since November 2021 the U.S. permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). I hope that you will be able to join us for this special occasion. It...
Heather Ashe, ADST Oral History Program Manager and Monica Johnson, Oral History Program Assistant will be participating in this NCSS conference in Philadelphia, building on their work with the Library of Congress, presenting ADST's Foreign Affairs Oral History program, for use as a primary source in the education arena.
November 30: Sr Advisor for Special Collections Ben East will engage with an International Studies class at St Leo's University in Florida to discuss the State Department's work, pathways into foreign affairs careers, the origins and the impact of the Peace Corps, and ADST's contributions to U.S. diplomatic storytelling.