Charles Ray - Zimbabwe's Authoritarian
Zimbabwe's elected authoritarian, Robert Mugabe, seen from a human perspective.
18 Jan 201829min
Charles English - Murder-Suicide in Guyana
Charles English, 26 and new to the Foreign Service, is among the first American officials on the scene of the Jonestown massacre in 1978.
11 Jan 201832min
Mike Senko - Grenades and Guns
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.
4 Jan 201821min
Tom Miller - Soldiers Without Weapons
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.
27 Des 201723min
Tom Miller - Drugs and Thugs
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.
21 Des 201727min
Dennis Jett on Lori Berenson and Why He Joined the Foreign Service
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.
13 Des 201723min
Dennis Jett and Liberia's Civil War
Dennis Jett describes three warring factions in Liberia, evacuations and a flotilla of Marines off the African coast.
6 Des 201728min
Ron Neumann - Vietnam to Afghanistan
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?
28 Nov 201728min
