Wisconsin
Contributions by Wisconsinites in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Wisconsin have made important contributions to America’s…
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History
Top Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History Special Centennial Collection – Our core collection of over 1,000 “Moments in U.S. Diplomatic…
Prelude to Genocide: Arusha, Rwanda, and the Failure of Diplomacy
As the initial US observer, David Rawson participated in the 1993 Rwandan peace talks at Arusha, Tanzania. Later, he served…
The American Consul: A History of the United States Consular Service, 1776-1924
As a British colony Americans relied on the far-flung British consular system to take care of their sailors and merchants.…
Early American Diplomacy in the Near and Far East: The Diplomatic and Personal History of Edmund Q. Roberts
The ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series has now reached fifty volumes with the publication of Early American Diplomacy in the Near…
Raising the Flag: America’s First Envoys in Faraway Lands
Since its inception, the United States has sent envoys to advance American interests abroad, both across oceans and to areas…
Intervening in Africa: Superpower Peacemaking in a Troubled Continent
As the Cold War wound down in 1989, Africa was awash in civil wars. Ambassador Hank Cohen initiated an aggressive…
Toussaint’s Clause: The Founding Fathers and the Haitian Revolution
In Toussaint’s Clause: The Founding Fathers and the Haitian Revolution, former ambassador Gordon Brown relates how America’s early leaders and their…
Donn Piatt: Gadfly of the Gilded Age
Donn Piatt (1819–1891) was a celebrated diplomat, historian, journalist, judge, lawyer, legislator, lobbyist, novelist, playwright, poet, well-known humorist, and consummate…
Afghanistan Project-Jim Bever
Jim Bever Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 3, 2022…