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SUMMARY:Special Book Event with Charles Trueheart: Diplomats at War
DESCRIPTION:Special Book Event with Charles Trueheart\nDiplomats at War:  Friendship and Betrayal on the  Brink of the Vietnam Conflict \n           Tuesday\, October 14\, 2025\n6:00 – 8:00 PM\n            DACOR Bacon House\, 1801 F Street NW \n  \nPlease join us as ADST and DACOR host journalist and scholar Charles Trueheart for reflections on his recent book Diplomats at War\, winner of the American Academy of Diplomacy’s 2024 Douglas Dillon Award. In a book that is part family memoir and part historical exploration\, Trueheart offers new insights into the diplomats at the center of U.S.-Vietnam relations in the fateful year of 1963 as our nations lurched toward all-out war. As son of the embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission and godson of the U.S. Ambassador\, Trueheart witnessed an unraveling he has masterfully captured in this engrossing and heartfelt account that demonstrates the value of oral history in understanding diplomacy. He will deliver remarks in an interview format with Christopher Klein\, recent Deputy Chief of Mission in Hanoi\, and sign books after the event. Purchase Diplomats at War at the event or pre-order it below.  \n \nCharles Trueheart’s long career as a journalist and nonprofit executive included 15 years as a Washington Post correspondent and 10 years as director of the American Library in Paris. A graduate of Amherst College\, Trueheart worked as a journalist across the United States and as a correspondent in Canada and France. Across his career\, he served as associate director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University\, director of the Kennedy School’s Public Affairs Forum and counselor and speechwriter for the U.S. Ambassador to France. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, The American Scholar\, and other publications. \n  \n  \n  \n[Register to attend]                         [Pre-order the Book]
URL:https://adst.org/event/special-book-event-with-charles-trueheart-diplomats-at-war/
LOCATION:Dacor-Bacon House\, 1801 F Street NW\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:ADST’s 40th anniversary and launch of the 77th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series
DESCRIPTION:THE ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING and DACOR\, An Organization of Foreign Affairs Professionals request the pleasure of your company as we celebrate ADST’s 40th anniversary with a reception to launch the 77th volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series: REPRESENTING AMERICA: Firsthand Accounts from A Century of U.S. Diplomacy. \nEdited by\nROBIN MATTHEWMAN \n  \nRSVP (Acceptances only) to info@adst.org; Or to (202) 627-8939 \nBooks will be for sale at the event or at Amazon here.\nABOUT THE  BOOK
URL:https://adst.org/event/adsts-40th-anniversary-and-launch-of-the-77th-volume-in-the-adst-dacor-diplomats-and-diplomacy-series/
LOCATION:Dacor-Bacon House\, 1801 F Street NW\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Special Book Event with Ben East: Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:The ADST’s latest release in the Diplomats and Diplomacy series—Profiles in Service: Peace Corps Roots in American Diplomacy—follows the throughline from participation in grassroots citizen exchange to challenges and achievements in highwire diplomacy. The featured individuals played a role in major global events of the last seven decades\, from domestic school desegregation efforts in the 1950s to the Iran hostage crisis of 1979–81; they contributed to rebuilding wartorn societies in Iraq\, Afghanistan\, and Vietnam and rebuilt infrastructure devastated by natural disasters. \n  \nAuthor Ben East will discuss how his research using ADST’s unique oral histories\, contemporary interviews\, and other material shaped the narrative. Whether with the Peace Corps\, USAID\, or the U.S. Department of State\, these diplomats helped keep America safe\, strong\,  and prosperous despite increasing turbulence and uncertainty. Among the diplomats featured in Profiles are: \n  \nAmbassadors Frank Almaguer; Charles Baquet\, III; Donald Bliss; Parker W. Borg; Brenda Brown Schoonover; David Greenlee; Christopher Hill; Franklin Pierce Huddle\, Jr.; John Limbert; Michael Metrinko; Peter Tomsen; Victor Tomseth; Kathleen Stephens; and Pamela White. \n  \nPaperback editions of Profiles in Service will be available for purchase during the event. \n[Register to attend] [Pre-order the book] \n  \nSupport ADST! The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training is an independent nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. We rely heavily on the financial support of our members. We receive no government funding. Please consider investing in the future of American diplomacy by supporting us financially. \n  \nCapturing\, preserving\, and sharing the experiences of America’s diplomats \n  \nVisit us at adst.org
URL:https://adst.org/event/special-book-event-with-ben-east-profiles-in-service-peace-corps-roots-in-american-diplomacy/
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SUMMARY:History of U.S. Diplomacy: From Its Beginnings to Today Exhibit Opening
DESCRIPTION:ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES AND TRAINING requests the pleasure of your company at the reception for the opening of the exhibit in the Russell Rotunda:  \nHistory of U.S. Diplomacy: From Its Beginnings to Today \nRSVP: info@adst.org\n2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on April 08\, 2026  \nRussell Senate Office Building  \nRoom 325
URL:https://adst.org/event/history-of-u-s-diplomacy-from-its-beginnings-to-today-exhibit-opening/
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SUMMARY:ADST at the AI+ Expo in Washington\, D.C.
DESCRIPTION:ADST participated in this year’s AI+Expo Conference held from May 07 to May 09 at the Walter E. Washington Center in Washington\, D.C. Organized by a non-partisan\, non-profit organization SCSP.ai\, the conference brought together leaders from government\, private sector\, academia\, and student organizations for discussions about AI\, emerging technologies\, and national competitiveness. With more than 20\,000 attendees\, it is one of the largest AI-related gatherings in the world.  \nOver the course of three days\, ADST presented its newly developed AI bot called Negot[ai]tor\, which turns historical insights into actionable negotiation solutions\, as well as its oral history and book program. As part of the booth presentation\, ADST team members answered questions from attendees\, demonstrated the bot’s capabilities\, and discussed the broader value of diplomatic oral histories and emerging technologies in diplomatic tradecraft education and training.  \nADST’s Fran Leskovar took the stage on May 09 to deliver remarks on the Negot[ai]tor as part of the conference’s career talk series. In his remarks\, he introduced the audience to how the AI bot was conceived\, how the bot works\, and its educational and training value. The presentation also highlighted how ADST is leveraging emerging technologies to make diplomatic history more accessible.  \nADST received positive feedback on the Negot[ai]tor and its broader mission\, with many praising our AI-bot as an innovative and unique addition to the conference. Attendees expressed particular interest in how the project combines diplomacy\, history\, and emerging technologies to create practical educational and training tools grounded in real-world diplomatic experience.
URL:https://adst.org/event/adst-at-the-ai-expo-in-washington-d-c/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Margery Thompson and 30 years of the ADST-DACOR book program
DESCRIPTION:On June 9 at 6:30pm\, we will be celebrating 30 years of the ADST-DACOR book program\, the retirement of our amazing Margery Thompson who established and developed the program\, and 40 years of ADST. Please join us in celebrating Margery’s achievement\, the book program and ADST at forty. You can rsvp here.
URL:https://adst.org/event/celebrating-margery-thompson-and-30-years-of-the-adst-dacor-book-program/
LOCATION:Dacor-Bacon House\, 1801 F Street NW\, DC\, United States
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