Dan Kurtzer, Ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, parses this complex part of the world from his experience on the ground.
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What exactly is dirty money, and how is it laundered? How much of it flows through the world, and the United States in particular?&nbs
For some even better discussion with Gina, here's our second of two with her: Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate gen
Bet you haven't heard this one! We recorded this story when we began the show a few years ago and no one knew about us yet.
Pete visits the Huarani Indians, botches up a boar hunt, drinks the mystery drink chicha, and receives upon his departure a marriage proposal, ambiguo
In this adventure tale in two parts, Pete visits the Huarani tribe in the Amazon jungle while serving as US Ambassador to Ecuador.
You’ve heard a zillion stories of adventures in Foreign Service. How did all of these regular people become such erudite heroes of public service?
Join us for some of Pete's jokes (Laura laughed, we promise) and our annual show featuring stories of Thanksgiving overseas. Enjoy!
Bill Burns, one of our favorite guests, is shortlisted for Secretary of State in the Biden administration. Go, Bill!
We're on hiatus until January - so we want to hear from you as we look ahead to future programming.
April 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister.
I respect your culture, but I do not believe it is your culture to allow women to die, says Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to the Taliban.
Hugo Rodriguez, from the banana business in Latin America to the US Foreign Service.
There's a gray area in judging the actions of ambassadors, whether political appointee or career.
What's the difference between a political appointee ambassador and a career ambassador?
9/11/2012, Benghazi, Libya, an attack on our diplomatic mission, killing four, including our ambassador.
And neither is worldwide democracy, thanks in part to the very fine-tipped pen and tiny notebook of Ambassador William Taylor, a key source in the Con
Need a mood lifter? We do! Laura likes our music selects so much that she's listening to this one twice!
Ambassador Whitaker tells the story of how the Colombian government fooled the guerrillas into releasing long-held hostages...