We're back with some of Pete's jokes (Laura laughed, we promise) and our annual show featuring stories of Thanksgiving overseas.... more

An eye for an eye and pretty soon everyone is blind, said Mahatma Gandhi, now quoted by Ambassador Tibor Nagy... more

Dave Harden, formerly of USAID, compares service within AID to the mainstream Foreign Service (where is most of the money... more

Inclusive, powerful leadership.  Colin Powell not only engaged Americans of every level on his team, but also eased the worries... more

Humility, respect, sense of humor, honor, but above all, empathy.  Colin Powell is remembered by many who loved him.  Tune... more

Ted Osius retired from his post as US Ambassador to Vietnam when asked to implement covertly-devised deportation policies he found... more

It's 1990, and Ian Brownlee, out walking his dog, meets a man whose visa application he had refused just that... more

But what of the rest of her countrywomen?  Here's a quick midweek update with our Afghan friend Toobah, in her... more

"Never, ever allow free and fair elections" is Fidel's advice to Daniel Ortega, today's strongman leader of Nicaragua. Bob Callahan... more

Pardis Mahdavi relays her experience of the Iranian sexual revolution and similar movements in the Middle East, including Afghanistan. Why... more