Frances Willis was the first female to rise to the rank of Ambassador as a career Foreign Service Officer. After…
On June 8th, 1986, Kurt Waldheim was elected President of Austria. The former Secretary General of the United Nations and…
In the early years of the Cold War, Berlin repeatedly became the focal point of tension between the U.S. and…
After World War II, Europe was recovering from the devastation of conflict and suffered from high unemployment and food shortages;…
Russian banquets (and, of course, Russian drinking) are legendary, as tradition dictates that every drink be accompanied by a toast…
The June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy marked the beginning of the end of World War II. Planning for what would…
For many people, Spain in the 1930s and 40s was a country of despair, where the dreams of democracy and…
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of what a number of international organizations, countries, and even some U.S. states formally recognize…
Axis military efforts in the Balkans, compared with the rest of Europe, had not gone well. Italy had invaded Greece…
A strong State Department, based on a strong Foreign Service and a strong Civil Service, is a critical component of…