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Artist Jorge Otero-Pailos Unveils Treaties on De-Fences Exhibit at NMAD
The exhibit includes sculptures and an artist book of prints that highlight and advocate for the preservation of modernist U.S. embassies.
Cold War Diplomacy (1945-1991)
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Story of Diplomacy
From D-Day to the U.S. Foreign Service: Lt. Col. Karl F. Mautner
Karl Mautner was a Jewish Austrian who became a U.S. soldier in WWII, a U.S. citizen, and a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.
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Inscribed Plate from Jehan Sadat
In September 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter invited Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the United States for peace negotiations. It would result in the historic Camp David Accords, bringing peace between the two countries. In the runup to that meeting, Esther Coopersmith, a well-known Washington, DC…
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Robert Mosher’s Camera
At U.S. diplomatic posts in South Vietnam in April 1975, diplomats and others worked diligently to evacuate staff and at-risk South Vietnamese citizens to safety as the North Vietnamese forces approached. Robert Mosher was one of those diplomats. He was posted to the U.S. Consulate in Can Tho but was pulled to…
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Jane S. Dougherty’s Diplomatic ID
Jane Simmons joined the State Department and served overseas in challenging locations. While in Warsaw she met William Dougherty, another embassy employee. The two fell in love and were married while serving at the embassy. After Warsaw, they were assigned to the Embassy in Moscow. This is the diplomatic identification card issued…
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William Dougherty’s Diplomatic ID
William Dougherty joined the State Department and served overseas in challenging locations. Dougherty was recruited in 1945 from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, where he worked as a cryptologist. While in Warsaw he met Jane Simmons, another embassy employee. The two fell in love and were married while serving at the embassy.…
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Frances Willis Stamp First Day Cover
In 2006, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released its “Distinguished American Diplomats” stamp series. They honored six diplomats: Hiram Bingham IV, Charles E. Bohlen, Philip C. Habib, Robert D. Murphy, Clifton R. Wharton Sr., and Frances E. Willis. Frances Willis was the first woman to join the Foreign Service who rose through…
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Framed Telegram from President Ford
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, U.S. forces evacuated thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese. American diplomats were on the frontlines, organizing what would be the most ambitious helicopter evacuation in history. This…
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Wolfgang Lehmann's Day Planner
On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, effectively ending the Vietnam War. In the days before, U.S. forces evacuated thousands of Americans and South Vietnamese. American diplomats were on the frontlines, organizing what would be the most ambitious helicopter evacuation in history. This…
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Story of Diplomacy
What Are the Helsinki Accords?
On August 1, 1975, the Helsinki Accords, also known as the Helsinki Final Act, were signed. The signing of the Helsinki Accords was a big…
