Elinor Constable had an illustrious career in the State Department from 1955 until 1993, serving not only as Ambassador to…
Somalia has become synonymous with well-meaning but ill-fated humanitarian intervention. Live television footage of American soldiers being dragged in the…
In 2001 Ann Wright served as the first political officer in the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Two years…
The spread of AIDS in Africa in the 1980s and 90s presented unique challenges for U.S. diplomats suddenly faced with…
Every four years, the world’s attention turns to the spectacle that is the World Cup. Rivalries can be fierce as…
Over a bloody three years, hundreds of thousands of Europeans were dislocated, imprisoned, raped, tortured, starved and massacred as an…
Known as the ‘Giant of Africa,’ Nigeria stretches across the continent like a patchwork quilt, sewn together from dozens of…
Find articles about diplomatic events from each day of the year Here’s a handy calendar of events linked to Moments…
The late 1980s saw an alarming decline in U.S.-Libyan relations. A plane hijacking and airport attacks in Rome and Vienna…
It took place in the shadow of the dramatic evacuation from Saigon, which signaled the close of an era and…