Despite their education and background, women Foreign Service Officers in the 1950s and 60s faced discrimination and were often treated…
In December 2001, as per the Bonn Agreement signed in reaction to the September 11 attacks, the North Atlantic Treaty…
Johnny Young, who served in the Foreign Service from 1967 to 2005, was born into abject poverty in the Deep…
To the uninitiated (or to those who simply watch too many B-movies), an ambassador’s life seems to be nothing but…
William Joseph Burns, known as Bill to his colleagues, stepped down as Deputy Secretary of State in October 2014 after…
After the devastation of World War II and the ensuing Cold War with the Soviet Union, nations across the globe…
Planned in secret and executed quickly, the U.S. intervention garnered a mixed and fervent reaction. For the most part, the…
“It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.” –Senator…
It has its share of ardent supporters, who see it as a force for positive economic and social change, as…
After the United States withdrew from South Vietnam in 1975, communist North Vietnam quickly took over and established the Socialist Republic…