ASSOCIATION FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES & TRAINING (ADST.org)

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1986. Located at the State Department's George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, Virginia, ADST advances understanding of American diplomacy and supports training of foreign affairs personnel through a variety of programs and activities. ADST has the world's largest collection of diplomatic oral histories, with nearly 2000 posted on ADST.org and the Library of Congress website, with more to come. ADST interviewees include such fascinating people as Prudence Bushnell, who describes her harrowing experiences during the bombing of U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Julia Child, Philip Habib, Dean Rusk, George Ball, Kathleen Turner, and many others.