Many career paths have people who are driven by a singular focus to get promoted above all else, and the…
Texas
Contributions by Texans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Texas have made important contributions to America’s…
Missouri
Contributions by Missourians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Missouri 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…
Witness to a Changing World
Witness to a Changing World is the life story of David Dunlop Newsom, a Foreign Service officer who rose through the…
The State Department Boys: Philippine Diplomacy and Its American Heritage
Here is the untold story of how, in the wake of independence in July 1946, the U.S. Department of State and…
Afghanistan Project-Francis Ricciardone
Ambassador Francis Ricciardone Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: August 24,…
Lessons in Understanding—Redeveloping the United State’s Comprehension of India
From Taiwan to the Philippines to Bangladesh to Ghana , Frank Young’s career in the Foreign Service took him all…
Afghanistan Project–Hugo Llorens
Ambassador Hugo Llorens Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: September 22,…
A Trailblazing Visa to Apartheid South Africa
When Ulric Haynes joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1964 as the desk officer for Southwest Africa, the United States…