The Life of a Moscow Embassy Staff Aide, 1966-1968
by Jonathan Rickert
Death in the Consulate
by Donald Kursch
Recognizing a Century of Service and Sacrifice by America’s Diplomats
by Tom Selinger
Considering a Career with the State Department
by George Sibley
Celebrating American Diplomacy
by Senator Chris Van Hollen
Colin Powell’s Legacy
by W. Robert Pearson
Mentoring Partnership Aims to Boost Diversity at State Department
by Tom Brannan
Can Sisyphus Win? Reforming Diplomacy for New Challenges
by June Carter Perry
Broadening the Foreign Service: The Role of Diplomats in Residence
by June Carter Perry
Statement on Diversity and Diplomacy from Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
Statement by Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
June 17, 2020
Good Grief! An Embarrassing Career-Endangering Episode
by Hans Tuch
Raising the Flag: America’s First Envoys in Faraway Lands
Review by John M. Handley
Raising the Flag: America’s First Envoys in Faraway Lands, by Peter D. Eicher: Potomac Books, 2018, 370 pages with end-notes and index. ISBN 978-1-61234-970-1.
Tell Me, Miss…
by Elizabeth Krijgsman
James and the Moscow Goons
by Peter Bridges
President’s Note
Diplomacy has been under heavy fire this year. The U.S. president’s policies, appealing to a strongly conservative and nationalist base, have unsettled allies and confused (and perhaps encouraged) adverseries. Our own magazine began its third decade this year facing … Read more
Angola – an ambassador’s daily diary
Angola – O dia-a-dia de um embaixador Angola – an ambassador’s daily diary by Ambassador Antonio Pinto da France Edicao de Livros e Revistas, Lisbon 2004 Translation by Ed Marks Selections From the preface I was the third Portuguese ambassador … Read more
Confusing Signals: The Impact on U.S. Diplomats’ Mission to Effectively Implement U.S. Foreign Policy
by Amb. (ret.) William A. Rugh There is an unwritten code of conduct among American diplomats that says they should never say anything that is untrue or inaccurate. They are not required to say everything they know because they must … Read more
Nuggets of Wisdom
Review by Brenda Brown Schoonover A Review of Saved for a Purpose: A Journey from Private Virtues to Public Values, By James A. Joseph. (Duke University Press, 235 pages ) The author, James A. Joseph defines his book,Saved for a Purpose: A Journey from Private Virtues … Read more
John Lothrop Motley: The Witty US Minister to Vienna
John Lothrop Motley The Witty US Minister to Vienna Chapter 1 of Foreign Vistas: Stories from a Life in the Foreign Service by William Sommers If success in the diplomat’s trade were based solely on education, language facility, mastery of … Read more
Tom Countryman’s Farewell
Tom Countryman’s Farewell, Department of State, January 31, 2017 Thank You! When I entered the State Department, I never intended to rise high enough to merit a retirement ceremony. And when it occurred to me that I had, I pictured … Read more