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**American Diplomat**

American Diplomat goes behind the scenes to hear real stories from diplomats who lived newsworthy events overseas. Experience the Cuban revolution, Central American insurgencies, the end of apartheid and more through the eyes of those who were there. A project of Arizona State University.

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Charles Ray - Zimbabwe's Authoritarian Jan 18, 2018

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Zimbabwe's elected authoritarian, Robert Mugabe, seen from a human perspective.

Charles English - Murder-Suicide in Guyana Jan 11, 2018

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Charles English, 26 and new to the Foreign Service, is among the first American officials on the scene of the Jonestown massacre in 1978.

Mike Senko - Grenades and Guns Jan 04, 2018

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Mike Senko describes rocket-propelled grenades exploding outside his office, driving a car at gunpoint, and the reason Foreign Service Officers volunteer to take these risks.

Tom Miller - Soldiers Without Weapons Dec 27, 2017

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Tom Miller discusses the decapitation of Greece's November 17 terrorist group, and reminds us that life in the Foreign Service can be very dangerous.

Tom Miller - Drugs and Thugs Dec 21, 2017

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Tom Miller assists refugees and reports on the opium and heroin trade in Asia's golden triangle. A close friend is murdered in retaliation for DEA success.

Dennis Jett on Lori Berenson and Why He Joined the Foreign Service Dec 13, 2017

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Jett explains that many Americans are not aware that other countries' laws apply to them, and shares the personal rewards of a Foreign Service career.

Dennis Jett and Liberia's Civil War Dec 06, 2017

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Dennis Jett describes three warring factions in Liberia, evacuations and a flotilla of Marines off the African coast.

Ron Neumann - Vietnam to Afghanistan Nov 28, 2017

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From Vietnam to Afghanistan, from infantry to embassy - how were these two wars the same, and how were they different? How does a military background inform an ambassador's work?

Lino Gutierrez - Part 2 Nov 22, 2017

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Service in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua, all leading up to plans for US immigration reform that are stopped short by 9/11.

Lino Gutierrez - Part 1 Nov 14, 2017

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Lino Gutierrez experiences the Cuban revolution, Columbian "Violencia", and the American struggle for civil rights first hand, all before he is nine years old.

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