Being fluent in different languages is a fundamental skill for foreign service. While many foreign service officers learn languages as…
Afghanistan Project-James Dobbins
Ambassador James Dobbins Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Dr. J. Eva Meharry Initial interview date:…
Afghanistan Project-Scott Kilner
Scott Kilner Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: March 23, 2023…
Afghanistan Project–Hugo Llorens
Ambassador Hugo Llorens Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: September 22,…
Afghanistan Project – Hilda “Bambi” Arellano
Hilda “Bambi” Arellano Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 27,…
Afghanistan Project – Ronald Neumann
Ambassador Ronald Neumann Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Joe Relk Initial interview date: October 28,…
The Remnants of Vietnam in the Philippines
It was the end of a long, hard road. Although the Vietnam War had finally officially concluded, the Fall of…
The Peace After Chaos—Genocide in Burundi
Welcome to Burundi For former United States Ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe, Joseph C. Wilson IV, the…
The First Diplomatic Visit in Forty Years to the “Land of the Eternal Blue Sky”—Donald C. Johnson’s 1984 Visit to Mongolia
Mongolia—sparsely populated, largely nomadic, and surrounded by nuclear superpowers. The end of the Cold War could not have been the…
Trying to Negotiate with the Iranians
Elizabeth Jones became the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan in 1995. On July 3, 1988 an Iran Air flight was making…