Episodes

In this short companion piece to Ambassador Pamela White's regular SP/FS episode, she discusses the art of diplomacy, using her time with The Gambia's fascinating but deeply flawed former President Yahya Jammeh. Pamela White served as the U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia from 2010 to 2012; her focus was on strengthening governance, health, and development partnerships. Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia from 1994, when he seized power in a coup, until 2017, maintaining control through repression, ...

Pamela White has given more than four decades of her life, serving the United States all over the world. As a Peace Corps volunteer, with USAID, and eventually as the U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia and Haiti, she has--and continues to--embody the best of American diplomacy and assistance work overseas. Ambassador Pamela White Ambassador White looks on as Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe welcomes then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Haiti Greeting a Haitian audience S...

Glenn Blumhorst is a global citizen who has lived, worked, and travelled in more than 70 countries. Starting as a Peace Corps volunteer in a tiny Guatemalan village, he would grow into a local legend: "Don Glenn de las Luces" -- literally, 'Sir Glenn of the Lights." It also sums up his lifetime pursuit of serving others. Glenn is a distinguished Peace Corps leader and social entrepreneur, currently spearheading the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation's campaign to establish a national landma...

Elizabeth Gore, founder of the hugely successful fintech company Hello Alice, has spent her life breaking down barriers and helping others to help themselves. Whether college classmates seeking independence, Bolivian women farmers seeking empowerment, or a million and a half entrepreneurs seeking business success through her company, Elizabeth's impressive accomplishments are inextricably linked to the progress of others. For more information about Elizabeth, you can visit Hello Alice or foll...

Author Carl Henn likes to claim that he has spent two centuries in Africa. And while it may have only felt like 200 years, his actual decades of life-saving work there--as a Peace Corps volunteer, NGO worker, and USAID health specialist--spanned North, East, South, and West Africa. His stories are fueled by the same compassion and ever-present sense of humor that marked his overseas career. Even through some very dark times. SoftPower/FulStories uses first-person stories to explore why U.S. e...

SoftPower/FulStories is a storytelling podcast that highlights human connections around the world, featuring a diverse array of accomplished storytellers with decades of experience in soft power. Because no one can go it alone, and everybody needs friends. Even mighty nations. Podcast launches 9/5.

SoftPower/FulStories launches on September 5, 2025.