
Beth Jones: The Ambassador that inspired 'The Diplomat'
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 11/14/2025

From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 11/14/2025
If you thought Netflix's hit series The Diplomat was pure fiction, think again…According to creator Deborah Cahn the show was inspired by a real-life diplomat that she has described as "a superhero in a pant suit" — Ambassador Beth Jones.We tracked down Ambassador Jones and her husband Don to ask…