Kathleen Turner was one of the iconic actresses of the 1980’s, starring in such movies as Romancing the Stone, Jewel…
October 14, 1962, witnessed the start of one of the most potentially devastating moments in history, when the United States…
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Michael Hoyt was Commercial Officer in Leopoldville from 1962 until 1965 and was serving as interim Principal Officer in Stanleyville…
William E. Schaufele, Jr. was the Congo Desk Officer at State from 1964 to 1965, when 330 people, including the…
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Back to Memoirs and Occasional Papers Arias, Cabalettas, and Foreign Affairs: A Public Diplomat’s Quasi-Musical Memoir A lifelong lover of…