Louisiana
Contributions by Louisianans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Louisiana have made important contributions to America’s…
California
Contributions by Californians in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in California 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…
Lincoln Gordon: Architect of Cold War Policy
After World War II, American statesman and scholar Lincoln Gordon emerged as a key player in the reconstruction of Europe.…
Vietnam and Beyond: A Diplomat’s Cold War Education
Robert Hopkins Miller’s forty-year Foreign Service career, from 1951 to 1991, spanned virtually the entire Cold War. Miller worked on…
High-value Target: Countering al-Qaeda in Yemen
Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen, where it has operated against U.S.…
Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience
In the tense aftermath of the 1992–95 Bosnian War, U.S. diplomat Bill Farrand was assigned the daunting task of implementing…
The Mind of the African Strongman: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures
Ambassador Herman J. “Hank” Cohen decided early in his 38-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service to specialize in African…
Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience: My Story of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings
On August 7, 1998, three years before President George W. Bush declared the War on Terror, the radical Islamist group…
Documentaries & Podcasts using ADST audio
ADST in the Media Foreign Service Journal Articles – The Invention of U.S. Diplomacy, By Tom Selinger: Modern diplomats are…