Crossing the Divide: An Insider’s Account of the Normalization of U.S.-China Relations
Former assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific John H. Holdridge was intimately involved in the historic…
Saudi Arabia and the United States: Birth of a Security Partnership
Hart’s three tours of duty in Saudi Arabia, the last as ambassador from 1961 to 1965, gave him a unique…
Behind Embassy Walls: The Life and Times of an American Diplomat
Son of an international oilman and a Polish émigré, Grove grew up largely in prewar Europe: in Nazi Germany, Holland,…
Pot Shards: Fragments of a Life Lived in CIA, the White House, and the Two Koreas
Don Gregg spent thirty-one years as an operations officer in CIA and ten years in the White House under Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan,…
U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik
Herman Cohen draws on both the documentary record and his years of on-the-ground experience to provide a uniquely comprehensive survey…
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…
Donn Piatt: Gadfly of the Gilded Age
Donn Piatt (1819–1891) was a celebrated diplomat, historian, journalist, judge, lawyer, legislator, lobbyist, novelist, playwright, poet, well-known humorist, and consummate…
Afghanistan Project – Joseph Mussomeli
Ambassador Joseph Mussomeli Interviewed by: Robin Matthewman Initial interview date: December 6, 2022 Copyright 2022 ADST Q: So, good…
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…