Poor Richard's Podcast

A tale of love, survival, and human rights from Thomas Miller, former Director in the Office of North African Affairs at the State Department. This story describes how Nancy Greenwood, whose husband was a Moroccan unjustly imprisoned for several years, had approached Miller and asked for his help. Miller, after considerable effort, was able to get a talking point into the President's briefing papers. As bureaucratic as that may sound, it had tremendous results.  Want to read the whole thing? Click here! If you liked the podcast,  check out more on ADST.org Or stop by and make a donation today!

ITOV is a collection of episodes that explore our moments and fascinating figures from the ADST Foreign Affairs Oral History Archive.

John Limbert was among the hostages held in the U.S. Embassy of Tehran during the event that became known as the Iran Hostage Crisis. In this interview, he talks about the lead up to the Crisis, and his time as a hostage. To learn more about the Iran Hostage Crisis, check out accounts from other hostages, such as Bruce Laingen  or our interactive infographic. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2013/10/444-days-memoirs-of-an-iranian-hostage/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.      

Harry Gilmore, the first U.S. ambassador to Armenia spearheaded a number of philanthropic missions within Armenia amidst the independence movement in 1991. This week's podcast explores his experience in a post-Soviet Armenia. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2015/05/operation-winter-warmth-helping-armenia-in-its-darkest-hour/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.

This podcast contains clips from an interview with Diego Asencio, the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 1977–1980. In this podcast, Asencio discusses the dangerous, serious, and amusing moments during his 61 days as a hostage in 1980. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2015/02/our-man-is-inside-the-us-ambassador-kidnapped-at-a-reception/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.

This is the second podcast in a two-part series containing clips from an interview with Richard A. Ericson, the political counselor in Seoul from 1965-1968. In this podcast, Ericson remembers the intense meetings and negotiations necessary to free the US hostages in the infamous USS Pueblo Incident in 1968. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2013/01/the-uss-pueblo-incident-assassins-in-seoul-a-spy-ship-captured/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.    

This is the first podcast in a two-part series containing clips from an interview with Richard A. Ericson, the political counselor in Seoul from 1965-1968. In this podcast, Ericson recounts the assassination attempt on South Korea’s President, Park Chung-hee in 1968 as well as US reactions to this event. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2013/01/the-uss-pueblo-incident-assassins-in-seoul-a-spy-ship-captured/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.

This podcast contains clips from an interview with Eileen Malloy, the Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic from 1994-1997. During an interview with Charles Stuart Kennedy in 2008, Malloy recounts her somewhat embarrassing, yet humorous adventure while exploring Jalalabad. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2014/07/skinny-dipping-for-her-country/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.

This podcast contains clips from an interview with John Korman, the Officer-in-Charge at the embassy in Benghazi during the June 1967 attacks on the embassy. This recount includes acts of heroism, patriotism and the often overlooked details within the embassy. Korman's adventurous career as a diplomat, soldier, and intelligence officer, allows him a unique insider's view of significant events of the twentieth century. To find the full Moment in U.S. Diplomatic History, click here: http://adst.org/2012/11/recalling-the-attack-on-embassy-benghazi-from-june-1967/ If you like the podcast, don't forget to drop by our website and donate today! http://adst.org/donations/ ADST: American Diplomacy, Warts and All.

Stephen Dachi was born in Hungary in 1933.  Orphaned at just three years of age, he was sent to Romania to be raised by his grandparents, and remained there for the duration of World War II. He discusses how his grandparents slept with cyanide capsules at their bedside just in case the Nazis invaded. In 1947, Dachi and his family immigrated to Canada where he studied dentistry at the University of British Columbia and later at the Oregon Dental School. He eventually joined the U.S. Foreign Service

The actress and star of Body Heat and Who Shot Roger Rabbit? talks about her childhood as a Foreign Service kid. Part 3.

The actress and star of Body Heat and Who Shot Roger Rabbit? talks about her childhood as a Foreign Service kid. Part 2.

The actress and star of Body Heat and Who Shot Roger Rabbit? talks about her childhood as a Foreign Service kid. Part 1

Renowned chef and Foreign Service spouse talks about her experiences abroad.

The Ambassador to Kenya discusses the 1998 bombing of Embassy Nairobi.