Walter Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota on January 5, 1928, was the 42nd Vice President of the U.S. under Jimmy…
Rafael Trujillo, El Jefe, ruled the Dominican Republic as dictator from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Trujillo gained prominence…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), served as president of Pakistan in the 1970s. By 1977, opposition…
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers A Long Way from Runnemede: One Woman’s Foreign Service Journey This memoir of Theresa…
Max Kampelman (November 7, 1920 – January 25, 2013) was a key negotiator for the United States on major issues…
Known as “El Jefe,” or “The Chief,” Rafael Trujillo ruled as dictator of the Dominican Republic for more than 30…
Adolph “Spike” Dubs was a career diplomat who served in Germany, Liberia, and the Soviet Union. He became a noted Soviet expert, and in…
While human rights in foreign policy has generally enjoyed broad bipartisan support for several years now, it was not always…
Terence Todman is one of the few people to attain the rank of career ambassador – the equivalent of a…
Chas Freeman was U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm and consulted frequently with General Norman Schwarzkopf and others…