With his impressive intellect, polarizing personality, close ties to the Kennedy White House and imposing stature, Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith…
Words are the tools of diplomacy. When done well, high-flung rhetoric can help define an era, such as John F.…
Ambassador Anne Patterson Ambassador Patterson is currently the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of ADST. Patterson was the Assistant…
The ongoing Eurozone crisis has taken on the dimensions of a long, repetitive Greek drama. After years of imposed austerity,…
Since 1979, the U.S. has maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan to preserve the U.S.’s recognition of the People’s Republic of…
Despite their education and background, women Foreign Service Officers in the 1950s and 60s faced discrimination and were often treated…
While U.S. diplomatic missions attempt to build relationships with the nations in which they maintain embassies, these relationships don’t always…
Just minutes after returning from his three-year exile, former Philippine Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. was assassinated at the Manila airport…
Elinor Constable had an illustrious career in the State Department from 1955 until 1993, serving not only as Ambassador to…
It was one of the darkest periods in Latin American history. From 1976-1983, a brutal military junta ruled Argentina in…