“This is a fight for the homeland – it is either us or the Israelis…. Any of the old Palestine…
Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty
On June 8, 1967, a Navy intelligence ship, the USS Liberty, was mistaken for an Egyptian warship and attacked by…
Japanese Terrorists in Israel
On May 30, 1972, Israeli security at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion International Airport) was caught by surprise when three…
Independence and “Catastrophe”: The Deadly Founding of Israel, May 14, 1948
On May 15, 1948, the UK withdrew from Palestine. (It had been given a mandate over the territories after it defeated the Ottomans…
Connecticut
Contributions by Connecticuters in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Connecticut have made important contributions to America’s…
Arabian Nights and Daze
Arabian Nights and Daze: Living in Yemen with the Foreign Service provides a timely and needed understanding and appreciation for…
From the Inside Out
In 1956 John Tinny began his brief years on the “Golden Road to Samarkand,” his vision of the pinnacle for…
American Diplomats
Diplomats provide the first line of America’s defense as they formulate and implement our country’s foreign policy. Too often, the…
Not to the Manner Born
In 2001 Helen Lyman began writing about the more humorous incidents she witnessed as the wife of an American diplomat.…
Echoes of a Distant Clarion
The life story of John Kormann, an adventurous diplomat, soldier, and intelligence officer, offers an inside view of significant events…