Ambassador Kenneth Moorefield’s offers a first-person account of his experiences during the Vietnam War as both a soldier and a diplomat, culminating in his evacuation from the Saigon Embassy in 1975.
The article then describes his post-war efforts to aid Vietnamese refugees and American veterans, followed by his return to Vietnam in 1995 to establish diplomatic and economic ties.
Ambassador Moorfield on the Vietnam WarFor a podcast discussing this piece by Ambassador Moorefield, see the following:
Midnight on the Roof of the American Embassy: April 30, 1975
Featured image: The image is set at midnight on the roof of the American Embassy on April 30, 1975. It captures the intense and tense atmosphere during the Fall of Saigon, with a silhouette of a helicopter against the night sky. Evacuees are gathered with their emergency bags, showing anxious and tense expressions, under dim lighting that adds to the dramatic scene. The image was generated by an AI program.