American Diplomat

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?  Repo...

20 Apr 201826min

Addleton shares his haunting experience as the only one left standing after a suicide bomber attacks his party while visiting a school in Afghanistan.  Was it worth it?

13 Apr 201818min

In places like Pakistan where governments may not be friendly, cultural diplomacy, a form of "soft power", is power indeed.  And in Haiti, Husbands gains the nickname, "dread la ki te refize m '," or ...

6 Apr 201830min

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?

22 Mar 201829min

Cormier, raised in part by her civil rights activist grandfather, identifies as African American, or, black.  So why does everyone in Pretoria tell her she's not black at all, but instead, "colored"? ...

16 Mar 201828min

Secrecy, executions, and human shields in Sri Lanka.  Our diplomats make a difference in thousands of people's lives.

8 Mar 201829min

Who are the Tamil Tigers?  Hint: This is no baseball team and they aren't playing ball.

28 Feb 201828min

Crisis averted:  Where there might have been massive flight, and/or a narco state, Colombia instead enjoys stability and prosperity amid a new peace agreement.

23 Feb 201836min