On Jan. 30, 1968, Vietnamese communists attacked the American embassy in Saigon. For several hours they held the embassy grounds,…
“Without respect, America’s power just seeps away”
Walter Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota on January 5, 1928, was the 42nd Vice President of the U.S. under Jimmy…
Connecticut
Contributions by Connecticuters in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Connecticut have made important contributions to America’s…
Wisconsin
Contributions by Wisconsinites in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Wisconsin have made important contributions to America’s…
Alabama
Contributions by Alabamians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Alabama have made important contributions to America’s…
Afghanistan Project-Craig Buck
Craig G. Buck Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: December 7,…
How Recognizing the Early Alternative Development Failures in “Plan Colombia” Led to its Ultimate Success
Colombia was in chaos when Andrés Pastrana was inaugurated as president of Colombia in 1998. Drug lords and the widespread…
Afghanistan Project–Hugo Llorens
Ambassador Hugo Llorens Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: September 22,…
Diplomacy in Mexico and Canada Inspires Remedying the Negligence of History
Here at the Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training, we recognize the importance of documenting and distributing oral records of…
The First Diplomatic Visit in Forty Years to the “Land of the Eternal Blue Sky”—Donald C. Johnson’s 1984 Visit to Mongolia
Mongolia—sparsely populated, largely nomadic, and surrounded by nuclear superpowers. The end of the Cold War could not have been the…