American Diplomat
American Diplomat goes behind the scenes to hear real stories from diplomats who lived newsworthy events overseas. Experience the Cuban revolution, Central American insurgencies, the end of apartheid and more through the eyes of those who were there. A project of Arizona State University.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 427
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
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?
00:28:07 |
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Lino Gutierrez - Part 2
Service in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua, all leading up to plans for US immigration reform that are stopped short by 9/11.
00:24:02 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Lino Gutierrez - Part 1
Lino Gutierrez experiences the Cuban revolution, Columbian "Violencia", and the American struggle for civil rights first hand, all before he is nine years old.
00:23:55 |
Tue 14 Nov 2017
Tim Carney - Part 2
Says Tim: "Nobody foresaw ISIS. Nobody foresaw the failure to deal with the chasm between the Sunnis and the Shia. The personal foreboding was that this can't end well."
00:23:32 |
Tue 07 Nov 2017
Gina Winstanley - Part 2
Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate general in Jeddah.
00:47:52 |
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Gina Winstanley - Part 1
Do you know where to find a hooker in Oman? Go to the hospital! And what happens when your boss nixes your husband's job choice in Saudi Arabia, and you are intent on preserving your marriage? Let…
00:26:09 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
Tim Carney - Part 1
Vietnam, Cambodia, Haiti, South Africa - Tim was part of each country's inflection point; some got better, and some got much worse. Why? And what happens when Washington muzzles reports from the off…
00:24:29 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
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