Articles and Podcasts

We keep an eye out for articles and podcasts about the lives and work of the members of the Foreign Service.

Podcasts

Below are some podcasts, hosted by members of the Foreign Service, about life and work in the Foreign Service. Take a listen!

• American Diplomat Podcast
  First-person storytelling from American diplomats who have participated in newsworthy events overseas.
• Modern American Diplomacy
  Career Foreign Service Officers interview America’s most influential diplomats, capturing the sacrifice, professionalism, humor, heroism, wisdom, and triumph of modern-day American diplomacy.
• The General and the Ambassador
  Listen to unique, behind the scenes conversations between U.S. military leaders and U.S. ambassadors on how they worked in the field to advance U.S. global interests and protect the homeland.

Articles

• "Racing the COVID-19 Wave, U.S. Task Force Works to Bring Thousands More Americans Home," Time Magazine
• "A Song for Unsung Heroes: Getting #AmericansHome from Ecuador," Foreign Service Journal
• "Get Me Out of Here!" American Diplomat Podcast
• "The Future of American Diplomacy," Presentation by AFSA President Eric Rubin
• "Bringing #AmericansHome," Exhibit by National Museum of American Diplomacy
• "Development and National Security: the case of Afghanistan" podcast, The General and the Ambassador