Foreign Affairs – Page 4

Event: Books & Brews

Apr 17, 2025

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in Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Profiles in Service, Reading, Writing

On the eve of Foreign Affairs Day, the event recognizes the dedicated service of America’s diplomatic corps in these difficult times for the entire foreign affairs community.

An American Voice

Apr 15, 2025

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Ben East

in Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, FSJ, Government Studies, News, Nonfiction, Washington

Duty not to power. Duty to truth and audience.

Building International Relations

Apr 13, 2025

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Ben East

in Biking, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, FSJ, Government Studies, Non-Fiction

By decimating the team of Foreign Service Asia experts—people who would have known about 11 centuries of enmity between Vietnam and China—McCarthy left the State Department unprepared for the coming conflict in Southeast Asia and contributed to the debacle of America’s engagement in the Vietnam War.

Notes from the Board

Mar 25, 2025

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Ben East

in Diplomacy, Editing, Foreign Affairs, FSJ, Government Studies, Nonfiction, Politics, Washington

Today I fulfilled a long-held aspiration, joining the editorial board of the Foreign Service Journal. For nearly a quarter century this storied publication has followed me around the world from Jeddah to Nicaragua and Mexico City to Mumbai.

Fooling around with cover art

Mar 22, 2025

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Ben East

in Blogs, Books, Diplomacy, Fiction, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Inspiration, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Travel, Two Pumps for the Body Man, Washington, Writing

This is not my first time designing a jacket. That turned out disastrously…

Publication Announcement

Mar 11, 2025

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Ben East

in Books, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Nonfiction, Peace, Peace Corps, Reading, Washington, Writing

From the first generation of Peace Corps Volunteers emerged 50 future ambassadors, protagonists in some of our nation’s most dramatic events over the last 65 years.

The End

Dec 31, 2024

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Ben East

in About, Blogs, Calendar, Cooking, Family, Foreign Affairs, India, Nature, Non-Fiction, Recipes, Travel, Weather, Winter, Writing

Go Big, Write Big, said nobody ever.

Jimmy Carter

Dec 29, 2024

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Ben East

in Africa, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Health, Inspiration, Peace, Politics, Travel, Washington

I met him in Accra when the Carter Center visited Ghana for an update on its Guinea Worm eradication program. He was humble, polite, and eager to hear from the embassy briefers.