Trump administration

Resign or Remain: Some Diplomats Face a Taxing Dilemma

More Americans Seem to Appreciate Diplomacy. Is That Enough?

Want to Be a Diplomat? You Must Make It Past an A.I. ‘Gateway’

Deputy Chief of Mission: The Toughest Job in an Embassy

Why Exchange Programs Can ‘Make Dreams Come True’

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

Are Ambassadors Rarely Useful Relics? Discuss!

Applying Bruce Mau’s Life-Centered Design to Diplomacy

Why Are Soldiers Treated Better Than Diplomats?

Colin Powell’s Death Hits Career Diplomats Hard At a Precarious Time

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

Foreign Embassies in Washington See Silver Lining in a Tough Year

Foreign Policy Reporters See Return to Normal Under Biden

U.S. Diplomats Preach Ideals Their Country Flouts. Is That Hypocrisy?

The State Department’s Million-Dollar Mistake

Confessions of an Ex-U.S. Diplomat and Expat in Europe

Amid Chaos, Diplomats Aide Strange Power Transition

Why Lawyers Are Often a Diplomat’s Best Friends

How Political Ambassadors Waste Taxpayer Dollars

‘Abused’ by Trump, Diplomats Seek ‘Depoliticizing’ and ‘Care’ From Biden

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.