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by Ambassador (Retired) Dan Rosenblum and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett
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    September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Kyrgyzstan: A charred White House (they have one, too), riots and pogroms, plus a problematic human rights award. Why doesn't the need for diplomacy ever stop? Our very own Amb. Dan Rosenblum saw it all while overseeing aid in Central Asia…

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    September 3, 2026 · 50 min

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  • Last Officer at Abbey Gate (Encore)

    August 27, 2026 · 36 min

    In our third of three episodes honoring the lives impacted by the US departure from Afghanistan in 2021, we repost one of our most moving episodes. Consular officer Alan Eaton helped scores of Afghans at risk evacuate from Kabul, working…

  • Civil Servant Dons Body Armor

    August 20, 2026 · 38 min

    In the second of our short series on Afghanistan five years after the US exit, Ken Handelman, former senior civil servant in the Department of Defense, reflects on the beauty, the weirdness and the tragedy of our 20 years in that country…

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    August 13, 2026 · 31 min

    Bill Burns says it best: "This is exactly the moment when you need to attract the best in our society to lives in public service, whether it's in the State Department, the US military or elsewhere. I am a passionate believer in that." We…

  • High School Reunion in Kabul

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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.