Foggy Bottom, so called because its location alongside the Potomac made it susceptible to dense concentrations of fog and industrial smoke, refers not only…
The Foreign Service has undergone major reforms and tinkering over the past century, so much so that people often joked…
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On November 1st, 1952 the United States detonated the world’s first hydrogen bomb on a large atoll called Eniwetok in…
A Communist plot, a gruesome murder, a maniacal dictator: all were elements in what would seemingly be the scandal of…
Political activist. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Political prisoner and inspiration to millions of people around the world. Aung San Suu…
On August 19th, 1974, recently appointed Ambassador to Cyprus, Rodger Davies, was shot dead during a Greek Cypriot protest outside…
The Fourth of July is a celebration of the United States’ independence. It is a day of family, friends, food,…
One of the most prominent political figures in Cold War history, Margaret Thatcher, led Britain as the only female prime…