Danger Zones
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Danger Zones: A Diplomat’s Fight for America’s Interests “Ambassador Dean comes across in this…
Losing the Golden Hour
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Losing the Golden Hour: An Insider’s View of Iraq’s Reconstruction “Spike Stephenson has provided a…
The Limits of Influence
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy The Limits of Influence: America’s Role in Kashmir “This is a superb history of the…
Escape with Honor
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Escape with Honor: My Last Hours in Vietnam “The work of a compassionate, literate man…
“Emperor Dead”
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy “Emperor Dead” and Other Historic American Diplomatic Dispatches No better book could have launched the…
Ellsworth Bunker
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Ellsworth Bunker: Global Troubleshooter, Vietnam Hawk “Bunker was one of our country’s great diplomats…[marked by]…
Born a Foreigner
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Born a Foreigner: A Memoir of the American Presence in Asia “. . .…
Bush Hat, Black Tie
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Bush Hat, Black Tie: Adventures of a Foreign Service Officer “When it comes to recounting…
Country and Subject Reader Series
Interested in a particular country or subject? Go beyond the experiences of simply one diplomat with Country and Subject Readers.…
ADST Staff
President – Susan Rockwell Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She retired in 2015 and has…