“He’ll sit here, and he’ll say, ‘Do this! Do that!’ And nothing will happen. Poor Ike — it won’t be a…
President Dwight Eisenhower appointed John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State in January 1953, a job he held until almost…
Cyprus gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 16, 1960, but the agreements that led to sovereignty failed to…
It was undoubtedly one of the most unorthodox – and therefore memorable – settings for a major political debate. On…
Charles William Thomas was a bright mid-career Foreign Service officer who was selected out because his efficiency report was mixed…
He was a general’s general, tough, unrelenting, a man who embraced the role history thrust on him. He was also…
The Madrid Peace Conference, held from October 30 to November 1, 1991, marked the first time that Israeli leaders negotiated…
For the uninitiated, one of the apparent perks of being a diplomat is diplomatic immunity — You’ll never have to…
Loy Henderson (1892-1986) is one of the most storied figures in American diplomatic history. Beginning his career in 1922, he…
In April 1954, amidst growing tensions regarding the situation in the Korean Peninsula and Indochina, the international community convened a…