2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the devastating “war to end all wars.” While…
In the wake of the terrible tragedy of Malaysian flight 17, which was shot down over Ukraine on July 17,…
In 2001 Ann Wright served as the first political officer in the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Two years…
Diplomats are often called upon to make sacrifices for their country, such as serving at dangerous posts, working long hours…
On July 1, 2002, a U.S. airstrike in the town of Deh Rawood, Afghanistan killed dozens of civilians at a…
The Olympic Games, despite their lofty ideals, have since their inception in ancient Greece intertwined the best of athletic competition…
The Foreign Service has undergone major reforms and tinkering over the past century, so much so that people often joked…
Find articles about diplomatic events from each day of the year Here’s a handy calendar of events linked to Moments…
More than thirty years later, the Iran Hostage crisis still ranks as one of the most traumatic diplomatic events in…
Amid the descent of the Iron Curtain, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the conflict in Vietnam lies one of…