Embassy Kid
Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir follows Robert and Nancy Amerson, a courageous couple from the American Heartland,…
Getting the Russians to Drink Pepsi
Getting the Russians to Drink Pepsi After growing up in New York City, Gilbert Robinson found himself at the…
Rescuing Americans from East Berlin
Rescuing Americans from East Berlin William J. Dyess, a native of Troy, Alabama, and a University of Alabama graduate, joined…
Distinguished Service: Lydia Chapin Kirk, Partner in Diplomacy, 1896-1984
An intimate glimpse into life in the diplomatic corps, recalling pre-World War II London, Moscow during the early days of…
Giving President Kennedy the most famous line in his Berlin speech
Giving President Kennedy the most famous line in his Berlin speech Sometimes securing relationships with our allies comes down to…
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…
Arias, Cabalettas, and Foreign Affairs
A lifelong lover of opera and classical music, Hans N. “Tom” Tuch served 35 years in the United States Foreign…
From the Inside Out
In 1956 John Tinny began his brief years on the “Golden Road to Samarkand,” his vision of the pinnacle for…
Bushels and Bales
Bushels and Bales: A Food Soldier in the Cold War covers Howard Steele’s encounters with the people, problems, and opportunities…