Dean Rusk served as Secretary of State for eight controversial years, from 1961 through 1969, when public discomfort over his…
The Kurds have had a long and troubled history in Iraq. Under Saddam Hussein tens of thousands of Kurds were…
“This is a fight for the homeland – it is either us or the Israelis…. Any of the old Palestine…
Sometimes it just ain’t easy working for the State Department. If you go through the lengthy history of the Foreign Service…
Imagine what Europe would be like today if Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenka were able to threaten his neighbors with nuclear…
James A. Baker served as the Secretary of State during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1992,…
The State Department is not exactly known for its jocularity but once in a while, it can have its fair…
The Bosnian War, which began April 5, 1992, was the result of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Pressure began to build…
On August 30, 1983, a Boeing 747, Korean Airlines 007 took off for Seoul from New York’s John F. Kennedy…
It is difficult in this day and age to imagine any ambassador being on the cover of a major magazine…