Understanding the rules of protocol is essential to conducting diplomacy, as any diplomat would attest. Everything from knowing how to…
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Fifty Years in USAID
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“It was an Unwinnable War”
George Ball was the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He supported…
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Diplomacy and foreign policy attract some of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting figures in every generation. In this…
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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Born a Foreigner
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Born a Foreigner: A Memoir of the American Presence in Asia “. . .…
Crossing the Divide
Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Crossing the Divide: An Insider’s Account of the Normalization of U.S.-China Relations “It is refreshing…