The Lady of Silk and Steel, From Everest to Embassies tells the rags to riches story of a woman who…
Contributions by Kansans to the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in the state of Kansas have made important…
Drawing upon fifty ADST-created oral histories and one from Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, Nancy Bernkopf Tucker weaves together a wide r…
In this first biography of Ellsworth Bunker (1894–1994), Howard Schaffer traces the life of one of America’s foremost diplomats–from his…
Former assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific John H. Holdridge was intimately involved in the historic…
Curious about a senior American diplomat’s perspective on working for a U.S. Secretary of State and the inner workings of…
On April 25, 1974, the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MAF), composed of Portuguese civilians and military officers, successfully overthrew the…
Ambassador Richard Boucher Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 26,…
After World War II, the idea of imperial colonization became increasingly stigmatized. Decolonization in Africa sometimes resulted in political power…
John F. Kennedy inspired generations of Americans toward a life of service starting with a few impromptu lines not many…