From 1970 to 1974, Charles Stuart Kennedy served as Consul General in Athens. While there, his wife Ellen, who wanted…
The Jonestown Massacre
Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
Building Diplomacy
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of American Embassies Embassy architecture and design ranges from the humble…
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Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Saudi Arabia and the United States: Birth of a Security Partnership “. . . a…
The Colonels’ Coup and the American Embassy
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy The Colonels’ Coup and the American Embassy: A Diplomat’s View of the Breakdown of Democracy…
Diplomats and Diplomacy – An ADST-DACOR Book Series
For more than 225 years extraordinary men and women have represented the United States abroad. In 1996 the Association for…
Country and Subject Reader Series
Interested in a particular country or subject? Go beyond the experiences of simply one diplomat with Country and Subject Readers.…
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President – Susan Rockwell Johnson is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She retired in 2015 and has…