Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
“I’m still a dip kid”
Kathleen Turner was one of the iconic actresses of the 1980’s, starring in such movies as Romancing the Stone, Jewel…
“It was an Unwinnable War”
George Ball was the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He supported…
Peregrina
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Peregrina:Unexpected Adventures of an American Consul “Wonderfully readable and sharp as a stiletto, Peregrina…
Peter Strickland
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Peter Strickland: New London Shipmaster, Boston Merchant, First Consul to Senegal “Stephen Grant’s biography [of…
American Diplomats
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers American Diplomats: The Foreign Service at Work “The authors of American Diplomats have drawn…
Captive in the Congo
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Captive in the Congo: A Consul’s Return to the Heart of Darkness “Hoyt’s book is…
Links
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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…
ADST Staff
President – Susan Rockwell Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She retired in 2015 and has…