by Jim Bullington

by Betty Sher

by Rodger Ernst

by Kimberly Krhounek

by Milton Iossi

Ambassador Bullington for years has been a valued contributor to this journal of accounts of his work as director the Peace Corps in Niger and, importantly, the service of the dedicated volunteers in country.—Ed. by J. R. Bullington Leaving Niger … Read more

Another in our “First Post” series, Mr. Sheinbaum’s contribution reminds us of the early days of post-WWII life in a foreign service assignment.  It was an exotic adventure, yet it was infused with a feeling of family.  It would be hard not … Read more

.This journal has the pleasure to present to its readers a longer-than-usual analysis of what the author sees as the foundation of the Bush administration’s approach to perhaps the central contentious issue on the Middle East. Certainly the Arab-Israeli conflict … Read more

by Paul D. McCusker WWII experience 1943-1946: Undergraduate B.A. degree cum laude 1943 from Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, ASTP test. Induction, East Texas in hot summer for three months, rail travel with other soldiers to Palo Alto, CA, Stanford University, … Read more

. by Henry E. Mattox Humphrey Bogart intoned the inimitable words in the title, of course, in the 1941 film, “Casablanca.” They capture somehow the feeling I hold for my first post, the Paris embassy of the ‘fifties. Long, long … Read more

by Michael Hornblow

.In a vignette on events that took place almost half a century ago, the author recounts how one group of people, with a little help, reacted to the ravages of nature. The similarities to the storms only just finished, and … Read more

. by J. Edgar Williams As a young Foreign Service officer on my first tour of duty at the U. S. embassy at London, I was the ambassador’s junior aide. (He had a senior aide for the really important stuff.) … Read more

This, the second tranche of a feature on the background to entering a diplomatic career, presents the accounts of five more Foreign Service officers, active or retired. Each officer has an interesting and unique story. We at American Diplomacy believe that each … Read more

Ambassador Bullington for years has been a valued contributor to this journal of accounts of his work as director the Peace Corps in Niger and, importantly, the service of the dedicated volunteers in country.—Ed. by J. R. Bullington Food for … Read more

Elsewhere in this journal we offer accounts by American diplomats, active and retired, on how they became interested in a Foreign Service career.An important part of such careers is the initial assignment, especially the first post abroad. Very frequently officers at … Read more

stories from John Brown; Carleton Coon; Milt Iossi; Brenda B.Scjoonover; Richard Schoonover; and Daniel Strasser

Ambassador Bullington for years has been a valued contributor to this journal of accounts of his work as director the Peace Corps in Niger and, importantly, the service of the dedicated volunteers in country. He includes in this installment interesting … Read more

Generation after generation thousands of us have joined the Foreign Service for thousands of different reasons.Below six Foreign Service Officers of different generations, active duty and retired, describe why they wanted a career in the Foreign Service and how they … Read more

This journal is pleased to present below two communications conveying opposing points of view on the current state of American involvement in Iraq. Two U. S. army officers, Tramps C. Croweand Christopher H. Varhola, one a regular and the other a reservist, … Read more