Storella Reflects on Bringing Real‑World Diplomatic Practice into the Classroom

“Students want to know how the diplomatic sausage is made,” wrote Professor of the practice of diplomacy Mark Storella, in a new article for the Foreign Service Journal entitled Life After the Foreign Service: Diplomacy in Demand: University Students Are Eager to Learn from Practitioners. Reflecting on his transition from a 30‑year Foreign Service career…

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Storella Addresses Wellesley Club on “The Diplomat: Fact or Fiction?”

Professor Mark C. Storella met with Wellesley Club members on November 13, 2025, to talk about the TV show “The Diplomat.” While he shared that the show is over the top in many respects, he also illustrated, through his own experiences, how some of the show’s storylines accord with real American diplomatic practice. Storella told…

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