Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
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The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) is a nonprofit organization promoting study of American
diplomacy
and supporting training of foreign service personnel. Located at the George P. Shultz
National Foreign Affairs Training Center
, it supports the Foreign Service Institute
training programs through a range of activities.
The ADST has an oral history
collection housed at the Library of Congress
consisting of interviews with foreign service officers as well as some other political figures. The association also publishes books on American diplomacy and diplomats.
The association was founded in 1986; its current president is Kenneth L. Brown
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomacy
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
and supporting training of foreign service personnel. Located at the George P. Shultz
George P. Shultz
George Pratt Shultz is an American economist, statesman, and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989...
National Foreign Affairs Training Center
National Foreign Affairs Training Center
The George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center is one of several locations that house the Foreign Service Institute , the United States government's training school for members of the U.S. foreign affairs community. It is located at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Virginia.-External...
, it supports the Foreign Service Institute
Foreign Service Institute
The Foreign Service Institute is the United States Federal Government's primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats and other professionals to advance U.S. foreign affairs interests overseas and in Washington...
training programs through a range of activities.
The ADST has an oral history
Oral history
Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews...
collection housed at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
consisting of interviews with foreign service officers as well as some other political figures. The association also publishes books on American diplomacy and diplomats.
The association was founded in 1986; its current president is Kenneth L. Brown
Kenneth L. Brown
Kenneth Lee Brown was a US ambassador. In 2001 he became President of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.-References:...
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