Rescuing Americans from East Berlin
Rescuing Americans from East Berlin William J. Dyess, a native of Troy, Alabama, and a University of Alabama graduate, joined…
Issuing the Visa that Would Save a Jewish Girl
Issuing the Visa that Would Save a Jewish Girl Richard H. Davis, a young Foreign Service officer from Chautauqua County,…
Stopping the Spread of Ebola
Stopping the Spread of Ebola When Ebola threatened the Ghanaian capital of Accra in 2014, it posed a risk to…
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…
Documenting Human Rights Abuses in Argentina’s “Dirty War”
Documenting Human Rights Abuses in Argentina’s “Dirty War” Franklyn Allen Harris, known to his colleagues as “Tex,” was born in…
Early Warnings of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Early Warnings of the Attack on Pearl Harbor Ambassador Max Waldo Bishop was born in Gravette, Arkansas, grew up in…
Escaping the Political Police in Communist Hungary
Escaping the Political Police in Communist Hungary Harrison Lewis was born in Amarillo, Texas and grew up in Los Angeles,…
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Combating Drug Trafficking in Ecuador
Combating Drug Trafficking in Ecuador Yvonne Thayer grew up in Richfield, Minnesota, began her career as a journalist, and joined…
Hijacking and Hostages in Syria
Hijacking and Hostages in Syria Thomas Boyatt, a native of Cincinnati, entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and served for…