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Cover Story
Moldova’s Fragile Democracy
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Special Report
Female Ambassadors to U.S. Make
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The Forgotten Masses
Syria’s Refugees Feel the Push-Pull
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African Staying Power
Africa’s Longest-Serving Leaders
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Gender Politics
Six Female Ambassadors Reflect on
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In Memoriam
Thai Ambassador to the U.S.
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Medical
Since 1990s, Heart Attacks Have Fallen
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The #MeToo movement has exposed sexism in all walks of life, from Hollywood to the halls of Congress. But progress in tackling gender inequality has been uneven — and that extends to the male-dominated world of diplomacy. In an in-depth report, we talk to Washington’s female ambassadors to gain their personal insights on what it’s like to be a woman in diplomacy today. 
Africa has some of the longest-serving leaders in the world — and some of the richest, while many of their people live in poverty — all of which begs the question: How long is too long to stay in power? 
Rosemary Banks, New Zealand’s ambassador to the U.S., and five other women ambassadors to the U.S. led the talk on women’s participation in politics in their countries. The accounts of the ambassadors of Albania, El Salvador, Finland, Kosovo, New Zealand and Sweden were bittersweet. 
Virachai Plasai, ambassador of Thailand to the United States, died on March 16 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., where he was being treated for myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of cancer that affects blood cells in the bone marrow. He was 58. 
AA groundbreaking new study holds heartening news for older Americans. Since the mid-1990s, the number of seniors who suffered a heart attack or died from one dropped dramatically — evidence that campaigns to prevent heart attacks and improve patient care are paying off. 