As a teenage daughter of a Foreign Service Officer who moved his family from country to country every so often,…
A 1957 State Department publication of “Suggestions for Wives from Other Foreign Service Wives” introduced the idea that the main…
Fredrick Irving’s plane was shot down over Magyarovar, Hungary during World War II. Right after hitting the ground, three Hungarian farmers…
Elinor Constable had an illustrious career in the State Department from 1955 until 1993, serving not only as Ambassador to…
To the uninitiated (or to those who simply watch too many B-movies), an ambassador’s life seems to be nothing but…
Scotland, Catalonia, Northern Ireland, Quebec –Western regions with distinct histories and linguistic identities, which have at times also experienced violent…
The act of beheading has been used as a means for execution and retribution for millennia. The guillotine, which was…
In this interview with the Foreign Service Journal, Charles Stuart Kennedy talks about his Foreign Service career and pioneering work creating American…
On February 3rd, 1989 tanks rolled into Paraguay’s capital Asuncion, led by General Andres Rodriguez. Briefly bullets and bombs rattled…
More than thirty years later, the Iran Hostage crisis still ranks as one of the most traumatic diplomatic events in…