It is remarkable to think that there have been three female Secretaries of State in the last 15 years. However,…
The Jonestown Massacre
Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
The Iran Hostage Crisis– Part II
In these excerpts, Bruce Laingen, then Charge d’Affaires of U.S. Embassy Tehran and one of the “super Satans” kept hostage at the…
Captive in the Congo
Michael Hoyt was Commercial Officer in Leopoldville from 1962 until 1965 and was serving as interim Principal Officer in Stanleyville…
Operation Dragon Rouge
William E. Schaufele, Jr. was the Congo Desk Officer at State from 1964 to 1965, when 330 people, including the…
Fascinating Figures
Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…
Building Diplomacy
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of American Embassies Embassy architecture and design ranges from the humble…
Your Diplomats at Work
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Your Diplomats at Work: A Comedy in Seven Acts Your Diplomats at Work is…
Not to the Manner Born
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Not to the Manner Born: Reflections of a Wife and Partner in the Foreign…
Forever on the Road
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Forever on the Road: A Franco-American Family’s Thirty Years in the Foreign Service Nicole…