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Memoirs and Occasional Papers – An ADST Series
ADST created the Memoirs and Occasional Papers Series to preserve firsthand accounts, histories, and other informed observations on foreign affairs…
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For more than 225 years extraordinary men and women have represented the United States abroad. In 1996 the Association for…
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.…