Robert Reis, a longtime State Department official, is a perfect example of how far one can come from the American…
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Robert Reis, a longtime State Department official, is a perfect example of how far one can come from the American…
Whether being assigned to a new post, taking on a new position, or learning a new language, the careers of…
Capturing, preserving, and sharing the experiences of America’s diplomats. ADST’s maxim perfectly encapsulates the diverse nature of a Foreign Service…
Life as a Foreign Service spouse is constantly evolving, particularly for Foreign Service wives. While the State Department is now…
Life can sometimes be unpredictable in the Foreign Service. Serving as a development officer may perhaps be even more unpredictable,…
For women in the 1990s, Kenya was a difficult place to live. For those who came from wealthier families and…
Up until the late 1990s, Foreign Service careers were denied to openly gay men under the pretense of security concerns.…
The rapid ascent of ISIS in 2013-16 was fueled by a flow of “foreign fighters” from across the Middle East,…
Since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, Yemen was been a hot spot for unrest in the Middle East. The…
Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson was the only female member of the original generation of CBS Radio war correspondents known as…