Penelope (Penne) Laingen is the wife of Bruce Laingen, who had served in Germany, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan before being…
Fascinating Figures
Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…
Present at the Footnote
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Present at the Footnote: Personal Commentary on American Diplomacy In Present at the Footnote,…
Losing the Golden Hour
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Losing the Golden Hour: An Insider’s View of Iraq’s Reconstruction “Spike Stephenson has provided a…
Witness to a Changing World
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Witness to a Changing World “These memoirs of an unusually wise and perceptive diplomat provide…
United States Institute of Peace Projects
In addition to its regular oral history program, ADST has collaborated closely with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on…
Diplomats and Diplomacy – An ADST-DACOR Book Series
For more than 225 years extraordinary men and women have represented the United States abroad. In 1996 the Association for…
Country and Subject Reader Series
Interested in a particular country or subject? Go beyond the experiences of simply one diplomat with Country and Subject Readers.…
Recognizing Excellence
Between 1998 and 2016, ADST held biennial galas to recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions in the practice and…
ADST Staff
President – Susan Rockwell Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She retired in 2015 and has…