Ambassador Jonathan Addleton Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Joe Relk Initial interview date: December 3,…
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The Modern American Diplomacy Podcast, produced by ADST and supported by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation, provides in-depth stories and…
The 1925 Geneva Protocol put in place a worldwide ban on chemical weapons, but the necessity and handling of such…
Few get the chance to leave their mark as a record holder. Beatrice Bishop Berle certainly did just that. In…
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The barriers to entry to the Foreign Service start off high and do not taper off. Individuals pass through written…
In 1979 Congress did something both bold and unusual. That year, President Carter was attempting to build a stronger relationship…