There’s a gray area in judging the actions of ambassadors, whether political appointee or career. What’s the difference...
Latest Podcast Episodes
What’s the difference between a political appointee ambassador and a career ambassador? Increasingly, these ambassadorships are...
9/11/2012, Benghazi, Libya, an attack on our diplomatic mission, killing two, including our ambassador. The legendary Tom Pickering led the...
And neither is worldwide democracy, thanks in part to the very fine-tipped pen and tiny notebook of Ambassador William Taylor, a key source...
Need a mood lifter? We do! Laura likes our music selects so much that she’s listening to this one twice! Go back to...
Ambassador Whitaker tells the story of how the Colombian government fooled the guerrillas into releasing long-held hostages… an...
Desiree Cormier, one of our favorite guests, is back to share stories learned of her grandfather’s life since his recent passing...
Who really holds the Foreign Service together? Spouses, who raise children and start their lives again and again every couple of...
Were the recent explosions in Beirut the last straw, the end of the corrupt political elites, or a new opportunity for militant political...
Is Trump’s forced sale of TikTok to an American company another China-bashing “Kung Flu” episode, or does the tech giant...
Trade! Similar attitudes about trade protections. Is a free trade agreement a free-for-all or a deal to optimize...
A young Foreign Service officer posted to Vietnam, his girlfriend, a ride in the country, and what? Cambodia is on fire? Why...