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Our Favorite Acquisitions of 2020
For the National Museum of American Diplomacy, building our collection has always involved a focus on both the past and the present. Collecting has focused…
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Ambassador Dudley's Passport and Items From a Diplomatic Courier
The National Museum of American Diplomacy has collected some significant items in recent weeks. These include a diplomatic passport issued to Ambassador Edward R. Dudley,…
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John Limbert: Bringing Meaning to a “Bunch of Old Clothes”
Think of a historic event you personally witnessed or experienced firsthand. Do you remember what you wore? The National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) has several…
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Farewell to Associate Curator Katie Speckart
Katie Speckart joined the museum in 2004. At that time, the collection consisted of 1,500 artifacts without an exhibition space of its own. Over the…
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NMAD Announces the Winners of ImpactHack 2020
On September 15, 2020, the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) held an online awards ceremony, broadcast over its website and social media accounts, to…
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Passport Travels: Meyer Franklin Kline, globetrotting guidebook editor
Have a case of wanderlust? As you take a look at this passport from the museum’s collection, join Meyer Franklin Kline and his wife Mildred…
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Diplomacy Simulations Go Virtual!
Along with museums worldwide, the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) was forced to close its doors in mid-March 2020 in response to the COVID-19…
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A 1928 Passport of Lucy Barnard Briggs, Diplomatic Spouse
Lucy Barnard Briggs used this passport in our collection for more than 12 years to travel the world. Shortly after her marriage to American diplomat…
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NMAD Welcomes Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering as Chairman of the Diplomacy Center Foundation
The National Museum of American Diplomacy is honored to welcome Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering as the Chairman of the Diplomacy Center Foundation Board of Directors.…
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Philip Habib: America's Diplomat
Born to parents who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon, Philip C. Habib grew up in New York and joined the Foreign Service in…
