April 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister. Linda Thomas-Greenfield shares the tale of her escape...
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9/11/2012, Benghazi, Libya, an attack on our diplomatic mission, killing two, including our ambassador. The legendary Tom Pickering led the...
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Ambassador Whitaker tells the story of how the Colombian government fooled the guerrillas into releasing long-held hostages… an...
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