by Christopher Jones

by Henry Mattox

Curt Jones, long a close student of the Middle East, has frequently commented on the region in this and other publications. Here he draws, on the basis of closely reasoned analysis, conclusions that many readers will hardly find reassuring. In … Read more

The author, a frequent contributor to American Diplomacy, has prepared a report as close in some respects to a memorandum of conversation in diplomatic parlance as one will find.– Ed. by Francis P. Sempa On December 6, 2005, former Secretary … 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

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

by Henry Mattox

by Barry Rubin

by Harvey Sicherman

by David T. Jones

Review by Robert Chira

A conference on “Humanitarian Action, Security and the Military,” the Ninth Annual Humanitarian Conference sponsored by Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, took place at the International Conference Center of Geneva, 22-23 April 2004. The authors of this detailed report present a … Read more

Office of the Historian Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State www.state.gov/r/pa/hoJune 10, 2004The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume XXXIII, Organization and Management of Foreign Policy; United Nations. The chapters … Read more

Following for the convenience of our readers is a comprehensive list of current U. S. ambassadors based on information in the Department of State website (www.state.gov).American Chiefs of Mission Listed by Country or Organization This website site is managed by … Read more

Amb. Schaffer presents below a balanced appreciation of one of the most distinguished senior American diplomats ever. This article, drawn from the author’s book of the same title published in 2003, takes a generally admiring approach, but also points up … Read more

Not all dangers faced by Foreign Service families abroad derive from the actions of humans, such as terrorist acts or wars. The author recounts the course of a natural disaster at one of her posts and the effect it had … Read more

The author, a retired career diplomat, served as minister-counselor for political affairs at the U. S. embassy in Ottawa during the mid-1990s and has kept a close interest in Canadian politics. Mr. Jones has published previously on the topic in … Read more

What about the French, their diplomacy, their diplomats, their Government’s attitudes toward the United States? American Diplomacy is pleased to publish this ground breaking study of French diplomacy based on interviews* with American diplomats going back fifty years. — Assoc. … Read more

The following information, available on the U. S. Department of State website, will be updated in American Diplomacy from time to time for the convenience of our readers.—Ed. United States Chiefs of Mission Listed by Country or Organization—June 2003 Afghanistan: Robert … Read more