The Central Intelligence Agency launched a covert operation on June 18, 1954 to overthrow the left-leaning government in Guatemala. The…
I, Spy? Diplomatic Adventures during Soviet-American Détente
Among the challenges of serving as a U.S. diplomat in the USSR during the Cold War years of 1945 to…
A Russo-American Diplomat: Back in the USSR
Vladimir Toumanoff, a Foreign Service officer for 25 years, had the extraordinary experience of returning as an American diplomat to…
American Diplomacy at Risk
A strong State Department, based on a strong Foreign Service and a strong Civil Service, is a critical component of…
An American in Solzhenitsyn’s “Gulag Archipelago”
He was a victim of cruel fate, a young American living in the USSR forced to endure unimaginable torture and…
American Diplomats
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers American Diplomats: The Foreign Service at Work “The authors of American Diplomats have drawn…
Texas
Contributions by Texans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Texas have made important contributions to America’s…
Minnesota
Contributions by Minnesotans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Minnesota have made important contributions to America’s…
Michigan
Contributions by Michiganders in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Michigan have made important contributions to America’s…
Massachusetts
Contributions by Massachusettsans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Massachusetts have made important contributions to America’s…