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What role do the Olympics play in American diplomacy? NMAD discusses the diplomatic impact of our nation’s athletes and the power of sports diplomacy. The discussion will feature NMAD’s Public Historian Alison Mann, Paralympian and U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy and ECA exchange sports alumnus John Register, Dr. Damion Thomas, Curator…
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How did President Jimmy Carter use Camp David to broker peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978? Learn from our public historian Alison Mann about why U.S. presidents may want to conduct business away from the White House and how this led to the creation of Camp David.
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Join us for a discussion on the contributions of Asian American & Pacific Islander diplomats to American diplomacy. We will explore the lives and service of three Asian Americans: Ambassador Don Yamamoto, current U.S. Ambassador to Somalia; Boa Lee, Foreign Service Officer and daughter of Hmong refugees; and Dr. Sammy Lee, a…
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This World Refugee Day, Diplomacy Classroom was joined by U.S. diplomats Anjalina Sen and Stacy Gilbert from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Together, they told us about U.S. humanitarian leadership in efforts to resolve the plight of persecuted and forcibly displaced people around the world.
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NMAD hosts a discussion about the State Department’s 24/7 crisis communication hub, the Operations Center.
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Join us in celebrating World Heritage Day with the Cultural Heritage Center at the U.S. Department of State. Martin Perschler and Erin Leckey of the Cultural Heritage Center discuss the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) and how it shares American values with the world through heritage preservation.
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NMAD is honored to host a discussion of the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her contributions to diplomacy. The program, moderated by Justice Ginsburg’s official biographer, Mary Hartnett, will include her children, Jane and James Ginsburg, and her former law clerks, Amanda Tyler and Lisa Frelinghuysen. We welcome you to…
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The Peace Corps is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Listen to our conversation with recruiter Rachel Hatch, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Mongolia. Learn about what the Peace Corps does abroad, the lives of Volunteers around the world, and how many go on to careers in diplomacy. Through an immersive…
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Ambassador Edward J. Perkins was a distinguished American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia. In addition to his numerous accomplishments and trailblazing career, Ambassador Perkins was a devoted husband and father. NMAD Acting Director Dr. Jane Carpenter-Rock discussed Ambassador Perkins’ life and…
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In 1839, the U.S. navy confiscated a Spanish ship, La Amistad, off the coast of Long Island, NY. Aboard were Africans and two Spaniards, who insisted the Africans were their slaves who had taken over the ship, and a treaty between the United States and Spain stated that all “property” be restored. American…
