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As part of its Ambassadorial Seminar, the Foreign Service Institute gives each of the participants a copy of “This Worked…
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Come Spy with Me: Cold War Espionage Against China
Intelligence services spend a great deal of time trying to recruit new assets, spies who have access to sensitive information…
Being Black in a “Lily White” State Department
Terence Todman is one of the few people to attain the rank of career ambassador – the equivalent of a…
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Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Behind Embassy Walls: The Life and Times of an American Diplomat “A solid contribution to…
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