Charles “Chip” Bohlen (August 30, 1904 – January 1, 1974) served in the Foreign Service from 1929 to 1969 and…
During the Cold War, the United States and the USSR engaged in a zero-sum game throughout the globe; while mutually…
When a nation declares a diplomat “persona non grata,” it is essentially kicking him or her out of the country.…
In 1958, the 14 July Revolution ended the thirty-seven-year Hashemite monarchy of Iraq in a coup d’état and established the…
Dean Rusk served as Secretary of State for eight controversial years, from 1961 through 1969, when public discomfort over his…
Jean Bédel Bokassa ruled as President-for-life and later as Emperor of the Central African Republic from 1966 to 1979. In…
John Paul II was one of the most charismatic popes in recent history, a rock star who attracted millions during…
It is difficult in this day and age to imagine any ambassador being on the cover of a major magazine…
John Service, the son of missionaries who grew up in China, was one of the Department’s “China hands,” an expert…
In 1953, the Department of State removed John F. Melby from the Foreign Service because of his affair with acclaimed…