Early Warnings of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Early Warnings of the Attack on Pearl Harbor Ambassador Max Waldo Bishop was born in Gravette, Arkansas, grew up in…
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…
Idaho
Contributions by Idahoans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in Idaho have made important contributions to America’s…
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…
American Diplomats
Diplomats provide the first line of America’s defense as they formulate and implement our country’s foreign policy. Too often, the…
Not to the Manner Born
In 2001 Helen Lyman began writing about the more humorous incidents she witnessed as the wife of an American diplomat.…
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…
From Foggy Bottom to Capitol Hill
John Chapman “Chips” Chester offers up an often whimsical but highly informative memoir of an active life in international affairs.…
Mossy Memoir of a Rolling Stone
Thompson Buchanan’s memoir describes the challenges facing a Foreign Service political officer during the Cold War in a career focused…
South Dakota
Contributions by South Dakotans in the Foreign Service People born, raised, or educated in South Dakota have made important contributions…