Diplomats

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (right) at a dinner given for Barrows.

From left to right, Arthur Z. Gardiner; Secretary of State for the Presidency Nguyen Dinh Thuan; Finance Minister Ha Van Vuong; unidentified man (mostly obscured); and Ngo Dinh Nhu smoking at a dinner party in the Presidential Palace in Vietnam. The dinner was held in honor of Leland Barrows, the departing Director of the United States Operations Mission.

Leland Barrows, Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam (left), shaking hands with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at a dinner given for Barrows at the Presidential Palace in Vietnam.

Guests seated at the table for a dinner party at the Presidential Palace in Saigon, Vietnam, in honor of the departing United States Operations Mission Director Leland Barrows. Clockwise, starting at the foot of the table in the lower left corner: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu; Leland Barrows; Emily F. (Mrs. Arthur) Gardiner; Mr. Chieu; Madame Vu Van Thai; Arthur Z. Gardiner, Mrs. Chieu; Ngo Dinh Nhu; Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow; and President Ngo Dinh Diem at the head of the table.

View of Charles Thayer party's mules and gear, getting ready for a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of Charles Thayer party riding on mules with their gear and starting on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Charles Thayer describes: "The entire party including pack-mules on the way to Lalibela." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

Group of people in Charles Thayer party getting ready to mount their mules for a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of a portion of the Charles Thayer party with mules by a stream through a mountainous area. They are on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Charles Thayer describes: "The party approaches a swollen river." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of Charles Thayer party riding on mules with their gear crossing a river through a mountainous area. They are on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Charles Thayer describes: "The party has crossed the river." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of Charles Thayer party riding on mules with their gear crossing a river through a mountainous area. They are on a trek to Lalibela, a town in northern Ethiopia known for its monolithic churches. Cynthia Thayer, wife of Charles Thayer, is on the right. Charles Thayer describes: "The pack-mules being driven across the river." Photograph taken as a part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and other countries in northern Africa in 1961. Trip journey and photos intended for possible magazine articles. Original negatives are in the Harry S.