High-value Target: Countering al-Qaeda in Yemen
Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen, where it has operated against U.S.…
Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience
In the tense aftermath of the 1992–95 Bosnian War, U.S. diplomat Bill Farrand was assigned the daunting task of implementing…
The Mind of the African Strongman: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures
Ambassador Herman J. “Hank” Cohen decided early in his 38-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service to specialize in African…
Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience: My Story of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings
On August 7, 1998, three years before President George W. Bush declared the War on Terror, the radical Islamist group…
Afghanistan Project-Jim Bever
Jim Bever Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Bill Hammink Initial interview date: October 3, 2022…
Afghanistan Project–Richard Boucher
Ambassador Richard Boucher Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: October 26,…
Afghanistan Project-Earl Anthony Wayne
Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne Excerpts from the Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: August…
Afghanistan Project-Patricia Haslach
Ambassador Patricia Haslach Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: August 30,…
Afghanistan Project-Richard Olson
Ambassador Richard Olson Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: September 28,…
Afghanistan Project-Francis Ricciardone
Ambassador Francis Ricciardone Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomacy in Afghanistan, 2001–2021 Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: August 24,…