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Foreign Service Officer Emil Skodon served at a number of posts that supported port visits by U.S. Navy ships. In appreciation for his help, he received caps with the ships’ names from the captains of these visiting ships. This simple token illustrates an important aspect of how our nation's military and diplomats…
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Avraham (“Rami”) Rabby was a disability rights advocate and a Foreign Service Officer who served from 1990 to 2017. He was completely blind, having lost his sight at age eight due to detached retinas. Rabby fought the Department of State for several years over his ability to join the U.S. Foreign Service.…
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This unique flag was presented to Ambassador Harry Gilmore in 1991 upon completion of his assignment as U.S. Minister, Berlin. After German reunification, the U.S. embassy returned to Berlin from Bonn, and the position of U.S. Minister to Berlin was dissolved. The box’s inscription reads: "America Saved Its Best For Last".
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Known as a “trip book,” this one is from President George H.W. Bush’s trip to Australia at the end of 1991. Trip books like this are used by U.S. diplomats during foreign travel by high-level officials and other important events, so the numerous participants know all the important “who, what, where and…
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Reducing Threats Nuclear weapons are one of the greatest threats to world security. American diplomats help reduce this threat by negotiating and implementing treaties and…
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Today, the legacy of this peace lives on in Dayton, Ohio. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is awarded annually to authors whose work recognizes the…
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The choice of a U.S. military base in America’s heartland disappointed the Balkan leaders, Milošević in particular, who yelled, “I am not a monk! You…
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In 1993, President Clinton worked quickly to search for a diplomatic solution to end the crisis, instructing Secretary of State Warren Christopher and U.S. Ambassador…
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By 1995, the name of Slobodan Milošević had become familiar to most Americans. As they watched the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and…
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Secretary of State Warren Christopher addresses the Proximity Peace Talks on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1995, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David…
