There have been a number of prominent women who have served in the State Department over the past century: Francis…
W. Averell Harriman was one of the more prominent public figures of the 20th Century, holding major positions in diplomacy,…
The 1970s and 1980s were a long, dark time for Chile. The September 11, 1973 coup against Socialist president Salvador…
In the late 1960’s, the United States had become polarized by the Vietnam War, as even many defenders were beginning…
Will Rogers once observed that “when you get into trouble 5,000 miles from home, you’ve got to have been looking…
The disputed region of Western Sahara in Northern Africa is the largest by both population and area on the United…
On November 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was flying from Addis Ababa to Nairobi when the plane was hijacked…
Throughout its history, there have been numerous occasions where the United States has been forced to shut down its embassies…
Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. was the first African-American Foreign Service Officer to rise to the rank of ambassador without a…
Edward “Skip” Gnehm served as Ambassador to Kuwait shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, from 1991 to 1994, and…