November 4, 1979 – Radical Iranian students take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and hold 52 Americans hostage. The…
Tie a Yellow Ribbon — The Iran Hostage Crisis as Seen from the Home Front
Penelope (Penne) Laingen is the wife of Bruce Laingen, who had served in Germany, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan before being…
Lessons Learned from a Former Hostage
In Captive in the Congo, Mike Hoyt describes his ordeal as one of 300 hostages taken by armed rebels. They…
A Hostage in Communist China, 1948-49
As Mao Zedong’s People’s Liberation Army swept through China during the Civil War against the Nationalists in 1948 and 1949, it took…
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History Special Centennial Collection – Our core collection of over 1,000 “Moments in U.S. Diplomatic…
U. S.-Vatican Relations, 1975-1980: A Diplomatic Study
This book explores the bilateral relations between the United States and the Vatican from 1975 to 1980, a turbulent period…
Uncle Sam in Barbary: A Diplomatic History
In Uncle Sam in Barbary, Richard Parker tells the story of the young American republic’s first hostage crisis, and earliest encounter…
Captive in the Congo: A Consul’s Return to the Heart of Darkness
As one of those taken hostage by Congolese rebels at the U.S. Consulate he headed in Stanleyville (now Kisangani), Michael…
Documentaries & Podcasts using ADST audio NHK Okinawa: ADST provided audio files of 23 interviewees to NHK Okinawa as part…
Afghanistan Project–Richard Boucher
Ambassador Richard Boucher Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 26,…