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    Flag flown at U.S. Embassy Nairobi

    This flag graced the office of Colonel Ron Roughead, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Kenya, at U.S. Embassy Nairobi. On August 7, 1998, in coordinated attacks by al Qaeda terrorists, U.S. Embassies Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were devastated by car bombs. After the attack, the Embassy Nairobi Marine…

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    Isuzu Trooper Grille

    On August 7, 1998, Al-Qaeda terrorists set off coordinated deadly car bombs outside U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya, and U.S. Embassy Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The death and destruction at both sites was extreme. In Nairobi, U.S. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell suffered injuries as she was meeting with officials in a neighboring building that was damaged…

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    Fulbright Program T-Shirt

    T-shirt marking 50th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Greece. Operating since 1948, it is the oldest Fulbright Program in Europe. The Fulbright Program’s international educational exchanges – sponsored by the U.S. government – aim to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries.

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    Ambassador Bushnell's Suit

    This suit is stained with Ambassador Prudence Bushnell’s blood from the injuries she sustained during the August 7, 1998, attack on U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya. That morning, the U.S. embassies in both Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were attacked in coordinated truck bombings. Suicide bombers parked trucks loaded with explosives outside…

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    U.S.-Russia Plutonium Agreement Plaque

    Though the Hanford, Washington nuclear reactor has been disabled since 1987, the site falls under the U.S.-Russian Plutonium Production Reactor Agreement (PPRA) of 1997. The Agreement requires that production of plutonium in both countries for use in nuclear weapons must completely cease, and also calls for reciprocal monitoring of U.S. and Russian…

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    SCUD Missile Nose Cone

    The Soviet Union deployed SCUD missiles and launchers to Soviet-bloc countries as part of the military build-up in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. The warheads were kept in the Soviet Union and could be paired quickly with the missiles and launchers in the event of conflict. This nose cone was mounted…

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    “Advanced Japanese” Language Guide

    The Japanese Language and Area Training Center, commonly known as FSI Yokohama, teaches advanced Japanese to Foreign Service Officers preparing to serve in Japan. Following language training, graduates move on to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo or one of the five U.S. consulates in Japan. This guide was part of the curriculum…

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    President Reagan Visit to Berlin Folio

    Folio used to hold a program for President Ronald Reagan’s June 1987 visit to Berlin, Germany. During this visit, President Reagan delivered one of his most memorable speeches, which included the famous line “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

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    Bomb-damaged Briefcase

    Foreign Service Officer Richard A. Johnson was posted to U.S. Embassy Kuwait when the embassy suffered a major attack on December 12, 1983. A truck laden with explosives crashed through the embassy compound gates and detonated near the administrative building. Six people were killed and over 80 were injured. It was part…

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    Declarations of Algiers Pen

    On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants forcefully took over the U.S. Embassy Tehran and ultimately held over 50 Americans hostage for 444 days. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran for the release of the hostages were brokered through the Foreign Ministry of Algeria. The Declarations of Algiers was a set of agreements…