Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson was the only female member of the original generation of CBS Radio war correspondents known as…
A confluence of two rising movements in the early 1800s, Western outreach to China and reinvigorated Christian evangelism, led to…
The art of diplomatic relations and negotiations is as old as civilization itself. However, the State Department did not have…
Before World War II, there was a concern, particularly with upper-level Foreign Service officers like Ambassador William C. Bullitt, regarding…
Each and every job has a certain set of requirements and restrictions. Alcohol has played a large role in diplomacy,…
Despite their education and background, women Foreign Service Officers in the 1950s and 60s faced discrimination and were often treated…
A 1957 State Department publication of “Suggestions for Wives from Other Foreign Service Wives” introduced the idea that the main…
Elinor Constable had an illustrious career in the State Department from 1955 until 1993, serving not only as Ambassador to…
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Foreign at Home and Away: Foreign-Born Wives in the U.S. Foreign Service “Margaret Bender has…
Back to Other Publications Married to the Foreign Service: An Oral History of the American Diplomatic Spouse “Every young person,…