United Nations

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’

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

Why Global Citizenship Education Should Become U.S. Policy

Could a Breached 1994 Accord Provide Diplomatic Cover for Ukraine Talks?

The Anti-Diplomat: Working in a Garage-Turned-Embassy Office

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

How Madeleine Albright Helped Jumpstart My Career

History Shock: Too Many Diplomats Are Ignorant of the Past

A 100-Day Plan: Getting Ready to Become an Ambassador

Can Cyprus, ‘Graveyard of Diplomats,’ Beat the Odds?

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

Gay U.S. Diplomats Still Battle Discrimination Abroad

Why It Takes So Long to Appoint U.S. Ambassadors

The Notorious LTG: Next U.N. Envoy Was Chief Foreign Service Recruiter

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.