The Foreign Service Journal, May 2022

50 MAY 2022 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Almost a century ago, an American diplomat died overseas at the hands of a mob. The implications of this tragic incident reached far beyond Iran’s capital city. BY M I CHAE L Z I R I NSKY LETHALENCOUNTER INTEHRAN TheAttack onU.S. ViceConsul Robert Imbrie and Its Aftermath On an inspection tour in Tehran in 1924, U.S. Vice Consul Robert W. Imbrie (at left) poses in front of a vehicle with a staff member and local aides. U.S.LIBRARYOFCONGRESS FS HERITAGE