Max Kampelman (November 7, 1920 – January 25, 2013) was a key negotiator for the United States on major issues…
Adolph “Spike” Dubs was a career diplomat who served in Germany, Liberia, and the Soviet Union. He became a noted Soviet expert, and in…
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Penelope (Penne) Laingen is the wife of Bruce Laingen, who had served in Germany, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan before being…
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In addition to its regular oral history program, ADST has collaborated closely with the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on…
As Mao Zedong’s People’s Liberation Army swept through China during the Civil War against the Nationalists in 1948 and 1949, it took…
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It was one of the most horrific events in U.S. diplomatic history. On August 7, 1998, between 10:30 and 10:40…