This isn’t so much a tip at all, just a reminder of a cool thing I was reminded of. Now-retiring U/S Burns spoke to my area studies class yesterday and was telling some retirement stories. He reminded us of the Frontline Diplomacy project run by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training with the Library of Congress. A lot of the interviews are available on the LOC website. These can be really fascinating and inspiring (yes, I just wretched a little saying that, but it’s true). Browsing the collection by author is the best way to find the retiree, though both websites are a little hard to navigate. NPR occasionally runs exceprts and talks about the project, as well. It’s a good supplement to the new FSI course, “Diplomatic History”, that U/S Burns pushed to create.