Story Collection
Bringing Americans Home: Diplomats on the Front Lines of COVID-19
Explore this story collectionOur nation's diplomats served as first responders as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. This global response included the repatriation of thousands of people.
Story Collection
Her Diplomacy
Explore this story collectionCelebrate and honor women who have made vital contributions to our nation, but whose stories remain largely unknown. Her Diplomacy honors these trailblazing women and brings their stories to the public.
Read Kate Koob's StoryI felt from the very beginning that I would go free. I didn’t know whether it was going to be five days, five months, or fifteen years, but I was pretty sure I was going to walk away from the place.
Foreign Service Officer Kate Koob reflecting upon her time as a hostage in Iran
Read Ambassador Terence A. Todman's StoryWhat I have insisted all along, and I continue to insist, is that Foreign Service officers, whoever they are, should have the opportunity and the possibility to serve anywhere in the world.
U.S. Ambassador Terence A. Todman
Story of Diplomacy
During the Iranian Revolution, Michael Metrinko was the only diplomat at the U.S. Consulate in Tabriz, Iran. Despite threats to the Consulate, Metrinko chose to stay behind to support American citizens there. The choice nearly cost him his life.
Story of Diplomacy
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.
Story of Diplomacy
In 1823, President Monroe gave a speech before Congress. Part of this speech became the Monroe Doctrine: a U.S. foreign policy framework about the Western…
Story of Diplomacy
During the Revolutionary War, one of the United States’ earliest treaties was with the Lenape (Delaware) nation aimed at building an alliance against the British:…
Story of Diplomacy
In 1861, as the Civil War was beginning at home, U.S. diplomats faced a unique dilemma. The United States needed to maintain relationships abroad. At…
