Oliver North is a former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who served as a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal involving…
El Salvador, the Sheraton Hotel Siege and the Jesuit Murders — November 1989
The civil war in El Salvador lasted from 1979-1992 and was fought between the government and the Farabundo Martí National…
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Chas W. Freeman, Jr. is one of those rare diplomats with brilliant language abilities who also was involved in an…
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Back to Diplomats and Diplomacy Behind Embassy Walls: The Life and Times of an American Diplomat “A solid contribution to…
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The late Charles Stuart Kennedy was director of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program since its inception in 1985. A career officer…
The Road to the Dayton Peace Accords: The Art of (Im)Possible
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Ambassador Anne Patterson Ambassador Patterson is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of ADST. Patterson was the Assistant…
Coin act
The United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act S. 2229 and H.R. 6126 Introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators…
Life After Foreign Service
Retirement from the Foreign Service or USAID rarely meant slowing down. For many officers, it became a second chapter full…
Protecting U.S. Food Supplies from Invasive Pests
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