Contributions by Georgians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Georgia have made important contributions to America’s…
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History Special Centennial Collection – Our core collection of over 1,000 “Moments in U.S. Diplomatic…
The ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series has now reached fifty volumes with the publication of Early American Diplomacy in the Near…
Ambassador Richard Boucher Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 26,…
Being fluent in different languages is a fundamental skill for foreign service. While many foreign service officers learn languages as…
Mongolia—sparsely populated, largely nomadic, and surrounded by nuclear superpowers. The end of the Cold War could not have been the…
“There is a sentiment that…we need to contain China to balance off its aggressiveness. That would be a disaster.” A…
An assignment in an authoritarian regime can be a tricky proposition for a foreign service officer. One would likely be…
Foreign Service Officers are posted to positions abroad for terms of one, two, or three years depending on locality, demand,…
Have you ever seen a monkey in an airport? How about the Dalai Lama? Have you visited the world’s first…