Harriet Elam-Thomas grew up in Boston, the youngest of five children. She graduated from Simmons College and later earned a…
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The State of Qatar declared independence from Great Britain on September 3, 1971 and the U.S. recognized it two days…
Teresita Schaffer enjoyed an illustrious 30-year career in the Foreign Service, developing a reputation as a leading expert on South…
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King Sobhuza II was proclaimed King of Swaziland at the age of four months and would rule for 83 years,…
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China scholar Richard Solomon, who was an essential component of the “ping-pong diplomacy” that led to the thaw in relations…
On April 6, 1994, the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were assassinated when their plane was shot down near Kigali…