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Nurturing Diplomats’ Ties to Family and Friends Back Home

How Foreign Service Spouses Carve Out a Professional Path

More Americans Seem to Appreciate Diplomacy. Is That Enough?

How to Communicate Official Policy to a Globalized World

History Shock: Too Many Diplomats Are Ignorant of the Past

Diplomats Remember Unique Christmas Experiences Abroad

Are Ambassadors Rarely Useful Relics? Discuss!

Applying Bruce Mau’s Life-Centered Design to Diplomacy

Why Are Soldiers Treated Better Than Diplomats?

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

The Awesome Power That Lets One Senator Derail U.S. Diplomacy

State Department Recruiters Aim to Expand Foreign Service

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

Remember Her Name: Exhibit Honors Trailblazing Female Diplomats

Foreign Embassies in Washington See Silver Lining in a Tough Year

Foreign Policy Reporters See Return to Normal Under Biden

Two-Century-Old Mansion Thrives As Center for Diplomacy

Why Politicians Don’t Trust Diplomats

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.