Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Economics and Diplomacy: A Life in the Foreign Service of the United States Deane…
In the decades following World War II, as colonies across the globe gained independence, the United States worked to establish…
President Dwight Eisenhower appointed John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State in January 1953, a job he held until almost…
Ambassador Anne Patterson Ambassador Patterson is currently the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of ADST. Patterson was the Assistant…
Nazi policies designed to persecute Jewish populations prompted a wave of emigration from Europe beginning in 1933. Many sought to…
Beginning in April 1948, the USSR blocked Western Allies’ access to Berlin as a means of protesting the introduction of…
Frances Willis was the first female to rise to the rank of Ambassador as a career Foreign Service Officer. After…
On June 8th, 1986, Kurt Waldheim was elected President of Austria. The former Secretary General of the United Nations and…
In the early years of the Cold War, Berlin repeatedly became the focal point of tension between the U.S. and…
After World War II, Europe was recovering from the devastation of conflict and suffered from high unemployment and food shortages;…