May 2020
Commentary
The U.S. Government Was Not Adequately Prepared for Coronavirus at Home or Abroad by Jimmy Kolker
Doing Development Better by Chris Datta
Europe in the Age of Uncertainties by Mikael Barfod
Brexit Waves Will Lap at America’s Shores by Robert Cox
The Significance of Targeting Soleimani by Ophir Falk
Eyewitness
Diplomats’ Duties in a Time of Disease
When Glasnost Opened Soviet Doors for American English by Gregory John Orr
Looking Back on Vietnam Memories During Another Difficult April by Jim Bullington
Grim Week in Guinea by Mark Wentling
IntraHealth and Global Development by Brenda Brown Schoonover
ADST
Retired Foreign Service Officer Margaret Jones worked with the Avian Influenza Action group in 2006.
https://adst.org/2020/02/pandemic-pandemonium-international-cooperation-in-the-face-of-crisis/
National Archives
In April 1956, actor Tony Curtis wrote to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles recommending using American entertainment stars to create good will for the United States overseas.
Links
American citizens abroad know that in an emergency, they should contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for help.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/490782-organizing-evacuations-during-a-shutdown
Administrative timeline of the Department of State
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/timeline/1789-1899
In memoriam
Yale Richmond served in Germany, Laos, Poland, Austria, and the Soviet Union. He retired in 1980 as Deputy Assistant Director (Europe) of the U.S. Information Agency, later writing 11 books to help Americans better understand the culture and people of other countries. Read his oral history here: https://www.adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Richmond,%20Yale.toc.pdf