Michael Rives joined the Foreign Service in 1950 and served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Brazzaville from 1963 to…
Fascinating Figures
Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…
Peter Strickland
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Peter Strickland: New London Shipmaster, Boston Merchant, First Consul to Senegal “Stephen Grant’s biography [of…
Toussaint’s Clause
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Toussaint’s Clause: The Founding Fathers and the Haitian Revolution “[This] well-crafted and well-written narrative captures…
The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats ” . . . the best ‘how-to’ manual…
Links
The listed links will lead you to additional resources, both official and unofficial, to discover information about U.S. Foreign Policy.…
Memoirs and Occasional Papers – An ADST Series
ADST created the Memoirs and Occasional Papers Series to preserve firsthand accounts, histories, and other informed observations on foreign affairs…
Abroad for Her Country
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in the U.S. Foreign Service…
Diplomats and Diplomacy – An ADST-DACOR Book Series
For more than 225 years extraordinary men and women have represented the United States abroad. In 1996 the Association for…
A Hostage in Communist China, 1948-49
As Mao Zedong’s People’s Liberation Army swept through China during the Civil War against the Nationalists in 1948 and 1949, it took…