international affairs

Foreign Service Promotion Process Falls Short of Diversity Goals, Audit Finds

Diplomacy Through the TV Screen During U.N. Leaders Week

Lifting the Curtain on Economic and Commercial Diplomacy

Political Tradecraft: The Main Instrument in the Diplomacy Toolbox

Running a Mini-Government at Diplomatic Missions Abroad

How the Lack of Diplomatic Doctrine Impairs Statecraft

Diplomacy’s Hallmark: ‘Patient Accumulation of Partial Successes’

Coping with the Extremes of Consular Work in the Foreign Service

The First Practical Diplomacy Textbook Is Out. What Took So Long?

From Mars to Venus: My Journey from Soldier to Diplomat

Resign or Remain: Some Diplomats Face a Taxing Dilemma

Scenes from New Year’s Eve in the Foreign Service

Parents Choose a Diplomatic Career. Their Children Live It.

Why Global Citizenship Education Should Become U.S. Policy

Diplomats Acquire Unique Skills. Are They Applicable Elsewhere?

How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Diplomacy

Diplomatic Chess or Checkers: What Is ‘Persona Non Grata’?

A Diplomatic Assignment That Saved Lives But Caused Nightmares

‘Youth Ambassador’ Got a Taste of Diplomacy at Dubai Expo

Love and Loss: Valentine’s Day in the Foreign Service

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.