In these excerpts, Bruce Laingen, then Charge d’Affaires of U.S. Embassy Tehran and one of the “super Satans” kept hostage at the…
The Iran Hostage Crisis — Part I
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…
Assisting Americans Aboard the Hijacked Cruise Ship Achille Lauro
Assisting Americans Aboard the Hijacked Cruise Ship Achille Lauro The Foreign Service took Edmund Hull far from his home in…
Century of Service
CENTURY OF SERVICE 100 years of diplomats making America safer, stronger, and more prosperous Since the creation of the modern…
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords: 1995 – 2025
About The Project In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords (DPA), the Association for Diplomatic…
Colorado
Contributions by Coloradans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Colorado have made important contributions to America’s…
Arkansas
Contributions by Arkansans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Arkansas have made important contributions to America’s…