It was the first major foreign policy crisis for the U.S. since the end of the Cold War. Iraq, which…
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Senator Chuck Hagel, who has been nominated by President Obama to be the next Secretary of Defense, was awarded ADST’s…
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It is remarkable to think that there have been three female Secretaries of State in the last 15 years. However,…
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Jonestown, Guyana was the scene of one of the most harrowing tragedies in American history. On November 18, 1978, at…
Fifty Years in USAID
Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Fifty Years in USAID: Stories from the Front Line Published in November 2012 by…
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October 14, 1962, witnessed the start of one of the most potentially devastating moments in history, when the United States…
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In Captive in the Congo, Mike Hoyt describes his ordeal as one of 300 hostages taken by armed rebels. They…
Captive in the Congo
Michael Hoyt was Commercial Officer in Leopoldville from 1962 until 1965 and was serving as interim Principal Officer in Stanleyville…
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William E. Schaufele, Jr. was the Congo Desk Officer at State from 1964 to 1965, when 330 people, including the…
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Michael Rives joined the Foreign Service in 1950 and served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Brazzaville from 1963 to…