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Diplomacy Classroom
To celebrate the 4th of July, NMAD welcomed the Museum of the American Revolution’s President and CEO, Dr. R. Scott Stevenson. With NMAD’s Public Historian Dr. Alison Mann, they discussed the United States Declaration of Independence and what it meant to the global community– including Native American nations– in 1776.
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In commemoration of World AIDS Day, NMAD welcomed Neeta Bhandari, Acting Deputy Director, Private Sector Engagement Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State. Neeta gave an overview of the historical and ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and then highlighted U.S. efforts to address this epidemic.
Diplomacy Classroom
On September 22, NMAD hosted the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) for a special Diplomacy Classroom. The program, “Foreign Service on the Front Lines: Bringing…
Diplomacy Classroom
We are highlighting the Fulbright Teacher Program In honor of its 75th anniversary. With our guest from the Teacher Exchange Branch in the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Kayla Gatalica, we will discuss the mission of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the impact it has on teachers…
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How do decisions by diplomats impact the future? In this segment of Diplomacy Classroom, we learned about the 1956 Suez Canal Crisis, the diplomats involved, and the long-term impact that the event had on the world. We will be joined by Dr. Tizoc Chavez, who served as the consulting historian for one…
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In this segment of Diplomacy Classroom, we learned about the aftermath and consequences of the 1898 Spanish-American conflict and the following Spanish-American War. We discussed what diplomacy looked like at the end of the 19th century, including the people who served as diplomats.
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What did diplomacy look like in the years of the early American republic? In this segment of Diplomacy Classroom, we learned about the aftermath and consequences of one of the United States’ first international trade and hostage crises. In 1793 North African Barbary pirates captured 11 American ships and 100 citizens, and…
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In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day we were joined by Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain and NMAD’s Collections Manager Eric Duyck. Germain discussed U.S. foreign policy and the Holocaust as both a universal lesson and how it has served for many as motivation to make a career in public…
Diplomacy Classroom
This World Water Day, Diplomacy Classroom is joined by the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs’ Tess Ericson. She will help us explore the importance and complexities of freshwater as a resource and global issue. We will discuss how and why the State Department works on freshwater issues. What…
Diplomacy Classroom
The National Museum of American Diplomacy’s Public Historian Dr. Alison Mann will help us understand the international implications of the Emancipation Proclamation and how America’s diplomats advocated its cause during the Civil War.
