China

Coping with the Extremes of Consular Work in the Foreign Service

From Mars to Venus: My Journey from Soldier to Diplomat

Scenes from New Year’s Eve in the Foreign Service

Split Loyalties: The Non-Americans in U.S. Diplomatic Missions

Decree to Disband French Foreign Service Is an Attack on Diplomacy

Can Russia Be Removed from the U.N. Security Council?

Third-Culture Kids Make Ideal Global Citizens

‘I Will Not Let You Down’: Blinken Gets B- for First 8 Months at State

How Does a College Student Fit in the World of Diplomacy?

Remember Her Name: Exhibit Honors Trailblazing Female Diplomats

What Can a Young Diplomat Expect to Achieve in Today’s World?

How to Prepare for Renewed Great-Power Rivalry

How Values-Based Diplomacy Can Augment U.S. Global Primacy

How to Prepare for Renewed Great-Power Rivalry

The Unconventional Diplomatic Career of Victoria Nuland

Why Immigrants’ Children Are a Diplomacy Asset

The End of Imperial Diplomacy

U.N. Fails Its ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Civilians in Syria

Ambassador
Daniel Fried

Fried is a former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council and ambassador to Poland. He spent 40 years in the U.S. Foreign Service.

Ambassador
Janice Jacobs

Jacobs is a former assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. During her 34-year Foreign Service career, she also served in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Nigeria and Thailand.

Ambassador
Charles Ray

Ray is a former ambassador to Zimbabwe and Cambodia, deputy chief of mission in Sierra Leone, and consul-general in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His 30 years in the Foreign Service were preceded by 20 years in the U.S. Army.