Ambassador (Retired) Dan Rosenblum and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett

American Diplomat

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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.

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Ambassador (Retired) Dan Rosenblum and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett

Episodes

Dennis Jett and Liberia's Civil War 06.12.2017 28:17

Dennis Jett describes three warring factions in Liberia, evacuations and a flotilla of Marines off the African coast.

Ron Neumann - Vietnam to Afghanistan 28.11.2017 28:07

From Vietnam to Afghanistan, from infantry to embassy - how were these two wars the same, and how were they different? How does a military background inform an ambassador's work?

Lino Gutierrez - Part 2 22.11.2017 24:02

Service in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua, all leading up to plans for US immigration reform that are stopped short by 9/11.

Lino Gutierrez - Part 1 14.11.2017 23:55

Lino Gutierrez experiences the Cuban revolution, Columbian "Violencia", and the American struggle for civil rights first hand, all before he is nine years old.

Tim Carney - Part 2 07.11.2017 23:32

Says Tim: "Nobody foresaw ISIS. Nobody foresaw the failure to deal with the chasm between the Sunnis and the Shia. The personal foreboding was that this can't end well."

Gina Winstanley - Part 2 31.10.2017 47:52

Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate general in Jeddah.

Gina Winstanley - Part 1 26.10.2017 26:09

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? Let's ask Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley. And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!

Tim Carney - Part 1 26.10.2017 24:29

Vietnam, Cambodia, Haiti, South Africa - Tim was part of each country's inflection point; some got better, and some got much worse. Why? And what happens when Washington muzzles reports from the officers in the field?