The Road to the Dayton Peace Accords: The Art of (Im)Possible
The Road to the Dayton Peace Accords: The Art of (Im)Possible 1945 – 1992 Socialist Yugoslavia Yugoslavia was a socialist…
Life After Foreign Service
Retirement from the Foreign Service or USAID rarely meant slowing down. For many officers, it became a second chapter full…
Saving American Families During the Fall of Saigon
Saving American Families During the Fall of Saigon After his childhood in Ohio and service in the Peace Corps…
ADST Office Manager
ADST Office Manager (Office Manager Position Description (PDF)) The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), a small nonprofit with a…
Brčko District: Reflections From U.S. Diplomats
Brčko District: Reflections From U.S. Diplomats The inter-entity boundary line in the Brčko area was the only issue that the…
Tributes
Dick Murphy Celebration of Life Remarks By Bill Burns – March 1, 2025 “Dick Murphy’s humanity shone through in NEA,…
Hijacking and Hostages in Syria
Hijacking and Hostages in Syria Thomas Boyatt, a native of Cincinnati, entered the Foreign Service in 1960 and served for…
Connecticut
Contributions by Connecticuters in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Connecticut have made important contributions to America’s…
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords: 1995 – 2025
About The Project To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords (DPA), the Association for Diplomatic Studies…
Echoes of a Distant Clarion
The life story of John Kormann, an adventurous diplomat, soldier, and intelligence officer, offers an inside view of significant events…