Ambassadors of the United States

Bruce Oreck is the US Ambassador to Finland. He also happens to be a former professional body-builder. And now, Oreck is flexing his diplomatic muscle on the cover of Finland’s ProBody magazine.

An American flag was raised over the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli last week for the first time since the end of Moammar Gadhafi’s rule in Libya. With the flag came the return of the U.S. Ambassador Gene Cretz. Cretz was the first ambassador appointed to Libya by the U.S. in 36 years after George W. […]

Veteran diplomat talks about how the events of 9/11 shaped his career.

Anthony D. Marshall was recently convicted of stealing from his mother, New York philanthropist Brooke Astor. The Takeaway addresses the topic of inheritance. Is it important to talk with your family, early on, about what you want to happen after you die?

Ryan Crocker was US ambassador to Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. Marco Werman talks with Crocker about the challenges for the US in Afghanistan and Pakistan.