Spotlight on Diplomacy
Commemorating 100 Years of Our Foreign Service: The 1924 Rogers Act
This Spotlight celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the 1924 Rogers Act, which created the modern-day merit-based U.S. Foreign Service.
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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
This is the history of the Berlin Wall told through the voices of U.S. diplomats, featuring artifacts from the National Museum of American Diplomacy’s collection.
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Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
Throughout her tenure as Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright used the power of jewelry to convey messages about foreign policy. In this online exhibit, you can explore the pins she wore and how she used them to communicate diplomatic messages.
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Dayton Accords: Diplomacy Ends a War
By 1995, the Bosnian War had already claimed 200,000 lives and displaced 2 million others. On November 1, 1995, American diplomats brought the presidents of Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia to the negotiating table to end the war. These negotiations took place at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base outside of Dayton, Ohio. The agreement that came out of these discussions would be known as the Dayton Accords. Discover the history of the Dayton Accords in this online exhibit.
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Diplomacy Is Our Mission
Discover how our nation’s diplomats protect the American people and advance security, prosperity, democracy, and development to benefit our country. This preview exhibit tells the often surprising story of how diplomacy has shaped our nation.
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Faces of Diplomacy
These are the members of the Foreign Service and Civil Service, as well as locally engaged staff and many others who manage our diplomatic relations and advance our nation’s interests around the world.
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Tangier Old Legation: America’s First Diplomatic Property
This Spotlight highlights the history of the Tangier American Legation is a symbol of cultural exchange between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States.
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Camp David: Presidential Retreat and International Meeting Site
This Spotlight highlights the history of Camp David, a historic presidential retreat and international meeting site, particularly known as the location of the Camp David Accords negotiations.
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The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
The United States is the world’s largest single humanitarian donor. In Fiscal Year 2020 alone, PRM provided more than $3.7 billion as part of America’s leadership in humanitarian crisis response.
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U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
Established in 2001, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports cultural preservation projects that bolster U.S. foreign policy goals. AFCP protects and preserves not only historic buildings, artifacts, and archaeological sites, but also the languages, ceremonies, and customs of indigenous peoples.
Stories of Diplomacy
What does it mean to live a life of foreign service and what impact does this work truly have? Explore the history behind ambassadors, influential civilians, key diplomatic missions, treaties and more.