Chas W. Freeman, Jr. is one of those rare diplomats with brilliant language abilities who also was involved in an…
He was a victim of cruel fate, a young American living in the USSR forced to endure unimaginable torture and…
Less than a year after its members murdered 11 Israeli athletes and one German police guard during the 1972 Summer…
Terence Todman is one of the few people to attain the rank of career ambassador – the equivalent of a…
Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
The circumstances seem all too familiar — political turmoil leads to angry mobs storming the U.S. compound in Benghazi. Except…
In these excerpts, Bruce Laingen, then Charge d’Affaires of U.S. Embassy Tehran and one of the “super Satans” kept hostage at the…
November 4, 1979 – Radical Iranian students take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage. The…
Michael Hoyt was Commercial Officer in Leopoldville from 1962 until 1965 and was serving as interim Principal Officer in Stanleyville…
Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…