Operation Smiling Buddha was the assigned code name for India’s first nuclear weapons explosion on May 18th, 1974. India declared…
India and Pakistan on the Brink: The 1998 Nuclear Tests
In May 1998, India conducted its first nuclear bomb tests since 1974 at the Indian Army Pokhran Test Range. Known…
Countering the Spread of HIV/AIDS
Countering the Spread of HIV/AIDS During a childhood that took him from West Virginia to Kentucky and then Texas,…
Avoiding Bloodshed With IranIn the Persian Gulf
Avoiding Bloodshed With Iran In the Persian Gulf During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, merchant ships became regular…
Protecting U.S. Food Supplies from Invasive Pests
Protecting U.S. Food Supplies from Invasive Pests As agricultural minister-counselor in New Delhi, Allan Mustard oversaw U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Century of Service
CENTURY OF SERVICE 100 years of diplomats making America safer, stronger, and more prosperous Since the creation of the modern…
Peregrina
Peregrina is the story of Ginny Carson Young, a young Foreign Service widow and mother who finds an unexpected second…
Memoirs of an Agent for Change in International Development
Lu Rudel describes his unique experiences with U.S. economic aid programs during some of the most dramatic international events since…
The Unofficial Diplomat
A memoir of dramatic moments in recent history. On June 4, 1989, Joanne Grady Huskey was in Tiananmen Square and…
Montana
Contributions by Montanans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Montana have made important contributions to America’s…