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Diplomacy

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The British Consulate at Takow

This historic 19th-century building was the center of British trade and diplomacy in Taiwan.

King Gustav Vasa Knife Incident Plaque

This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.

Podcast: Tangier American Legation Museum

In North Africa, the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

The Podcast Team January 30, 2023

Franklin Delano Roosevelt roasting hot dogs. They smell like diplomatic breakthroughs.

Why American Leaders Relish Hot-Dog Diplomacy

For 80 years, wieners have been an essential component of foreign policy.

Doug Mack June 17, 2022

Reloj Chino

Mexico City, Mexico

Reloj Chino (Chinese Clock)

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

With the shining sun

Carroll, New Hampshire

Mount Washington Hotel

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

Garden at the American Legation

Tangier, Morocco

Tangier American Legation Museum

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

This 2008 stamp celebrated the 130-year anniversary of the arbitration by President Hayes.

Rutherford B. Hayes Is More Famous in Paraguay Than in the U.S.

The 19th U.S. President lends his name to a city, region, school, and annual festival.

Mark Johanson June 11, 2020