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A social media battleground for hearts and minds in Venezuela, an American in prison on false charges of espionage and terrorism, and a prison riot.
Venezuela today: People are starving and the currency is almost worthless.
Two air traffic controllers, fired for going on strike, go into (very) private industry.
We're here to show you how America wins on a grassroots level every single day.
Cherie and John Feeley find a way to care for a child with learning differences in Columbia, a country riven by violence from insurgencies and narco t
Surveillance can be good - if you need a potato, just ask. But if you're a Marine, be careful!
Vicki Huddleston spars with Castro, as one of the few women in senior roles in the State Department, and one of the only people who actually stood up
Feeley visits FARC guerrillas and records the group's fantastical vision of world leadership, and upon his return is faced with politicized accusation
The Iran nuclear deal explained. What was it, and how did our chief negotiator Wendy Sherman help make it happen?
Feeley's ambassadorship begins with the leak of the Panama Papers, a trove of documents exposing massive international financial fraud.
From an evangelical upbringing, Albertson studies in Kenya and then devotes his life to international development.
Do you know where to find a hooker in Oman? Go to the hospital!
Addleton shares his haunting experience as the only one left standing after a suicide bomber attacks his party while visiting a school in Afghanistan.
In places like Pakistan where governments may not be friendly, cultural diplomacy, a form of "soft power", is power indeed.
How does diplomacy help stem a public health crisis like Ebola? And what can a diplomat do (and not do) to help Americans in Mexican prison?
Cormier, raised in part by her civil rights activist grandfather, identifies as African American, or, black.
Secrecy, executions, and human shields in Sri Lanka. Our diplomats make a difference in thousands of people's lives.