Ethiopia: 1977 Expulsion of Americans from Kagnew Station and Consulate General in Asmara

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training recently posted an account titled "Leaving with Their Heads Held High--The U.S. Expulsion from Eritrea, 1977." This is an oral history account of the 1977 demand by Ethiopian leader Mengistu Haile Mariam to close within four days the highly classified U.S. communications station known as Kagnew and the U.S. Consulate General in Asmara. It relies on the recollections of Keith Wauchope, who was in charge of the Consulate General at the time. This occurred at the height of the Cold War and a low point in U.S. relations with Ethiopia.