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“From Pirates to Passports: A Timeless Commitment to Service” Exhibition Opens at the United States Diplomacy Center

“From Pirates to Passports: A Timeless Commitment to Service” Exhibition Opens at the United States Diplomacy Center https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/47961098796_ff2d0a84e2_h-1024x682.jpg 1024 682 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 6, 2019 June 10, 2019

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From May 2019 – July 2019, the United States Diplomacy Center is hosting the Bureau of Consular Affairs exhibit, “From Pirates to Passports: A Timeless Commitment to Service.” On May 28th, Secretary Mike Pompeo spoke in the Diplomacy Center at the opening of an exhibit by the Bureau of Consular Affairs. He highlighted that the…

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Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Former Secretary of Commerce and Transportation Norman Mineta

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Former Secretary of Commerce and Transportation Norman Mineta https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/47994045302_33dceb0e02_k-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 6, 2019 June 6, 2019

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On May 30, the United States Diplomacy Center partnered with the Embassy of Japan, the Secretary’s Office on Civil Rights, the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, and the Asian American Foreign Affairs Association to host the State Department’s culminating event for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The event featured the newly released documentary…

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Diplomacy Center Foundation Founding Ambassadors Concourse Dedication

Diplomacy Center Foundation Founding Ambassadors Concourse Dedication https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cases-luncheon-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 13, 2019 May 13, 2019

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On May 8, 2019, the Diplomacy Center Foundation, the private sector fundraising partner for the United States Diplomacy Center museum, hosted a celebratory luncheon to dedicate the Founding Ambassadors Concourse. The luncheon was held at the 21,000 square foot glass entrance pavilion of the Diplomacy Center at the United States (U.S.) Department of State. This…

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Women in STEM: Past, Present, and Future

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Women in STEM: Past, Present, and Future https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/women-in-stem-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 16, 2019 April 18, 2019

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On March 28, the United States Diplomacy Center in collaboration with the Secretary’s Office for Global Women’s Issues and sponsor AnitaB.org hosted a panel discussion on Women in STEM: Past, Present, and Future. U.S. Diplomacy Center Director Mary Kane welcomed the panelists and introduced the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Assistant Secretary (A/S)…

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Commemorating 70 years of the North Atlantic Treaty

Commemorating 70 years of the North Atlantic Treaty https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/image001-e1555424080554-1024x574.png 1024 574 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 16, 2019 June 4, 2019

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In 1949, the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations created the North Atlantic Treaty, to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. April 3, 2019 marked 70 years of a strategic military alliance among the signatories of the North Atlantic Treaty. Secretary Mike Pompeo, with the 30 Foreign Ministers of the signatory countries,…

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United States Diplomacy Center hosts TEDx participants for all-day experience on “Why Diplomacy Matters”

United States Diplomacy Center hosts TEDx participants for all-day experience on “Why Diplomacy Matters” https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/TedX-Speaker-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 15, 2019 April 16, 2019

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The United States Diplomacy Center partnered with TEDx MidAtlantic Adventures on March 29th to host participants for a day-long engaging, thoughtful, and immersive experiences to highlight the theme of Why Diplomacy Matters: Public Private Partnerships and our National Security, Prosperity, and Global Leadership. Building on the theme of resiliency and empowering our civic systems to…

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100 Years of American Diplomacy

100 Years of American Diplomacy https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AFSA.jpg 640 427 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 25, 2019 May 14, 2019

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The Diplomacy Center and the American Foreign Service Association celebrated 100 years of the Foreign Service Journal with the exhibit “Defining Diplomacy for 100 years: The Foreign Service Journal” on view in the Diplomacy Center Pavilion until May 10, 2019. The exhibit offered a unique look into diplomatic history through the eyes of the practitioners…

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Mapping for Diplomacy

Mapping for Diplomacy https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019.04.02_FINAL_Sponsored_version_Mapping-for-Diplomacy-Branding-Graphics_Light-Blue_Light-Blue-1024x505.png 1024 505 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 11, 2019 April 9, 2019

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The United States Diplomacy Center partnered with MapGive to host a mapathon on April 5, 2019 in the Diplomacy Center pavilion. The purpose of a mapathon is to create necessary digital map data for humanitarian and development causes, including combating HIV/AIDS, humanitarian assistance, and public diplomacy. Mapathons are unique events that facilitate volunteer participation in a global…

Ambassador Horace Dawson speaks to attendee, a retired Foreign Service Officer.

African American Trailblazers in Diplomacy

African American Trailblazers in Diplomacy https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/African-American-History-panel-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 11, 2019 March 27, 2019

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On February 28, the United States Diplomacy Center, hosted a panel discussion about five trailblazing African American diplomats: Ebenezer Bassett, Ralph Bunche, Edward Dudley, Patricia Roberts Harris, and Mabel Murphy Smythe. Hosted in conjunction with the Thursday Luncheon Group, the Carl T. Rowen Chapter of Blacks in Government, Appalachian State University, and Mr. James T.…

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Students Inspired to Become Diplomats

Students Inspired to Become Diplomats https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/marleen-middle-school.jpg 640 427 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 6, 2019 February 7, 2019

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Over the past year, the Diplomacy Center has expanded its Diplomacy Simulation Program to the middle school level, piloting programs in the Washington, D.C. area. Students in grades six through eight have proved more than up to the challenge of learning about diplomacy! Middle schoolers in history and global studies classes from Stuart-Hobson Middle School,…

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A Century of Service – US Diplomatic Courier Services turns 100

A Century of Service – US Diplomatic Courier Services turns 100 https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Seal.jpg 640 427 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 30, 2018 December 18, 2018

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The United States Diplomacy Center is honored to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Diplomatic Courier Service with a new exhibit, “100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers—None Swifter than These,” on display from Oct 31, 2018 through February 3, 2019. In 1918, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing authorized U.S. Army Major Amos J. Peaslee to…

Wunderbar Together: A Year-Long Celebration of German-American Friendship

Wunderbar Together: A Year-Long Celebration of German-American Friendship https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018.10-V2-GERMANY-Wunderbar-Together-Graphic-01.jpg 1 1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 10, 2018 November 7, 2018

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In October, Germany kicked off Wunderbar Together, a major, year-long initiative to celebrate the Year of German-American Friendship (“Deutschlandjahr USA”). An initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office, implemented by the Goethe-Institut, and with support from the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Wunderbar Together showcased the transatlantic partnership, highlighting areas of German-American cooperation in business,…

Diplomacy Center exhibit cases of Nuclear Arms including flags, artifacts, and information

Spotlight On: Nuclear Risk Reduction

Spotlight On: Nuclear Risk Reduction https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nuclear-Arms-Exhibit-1024x768.jpg 1024 768 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 9, 2018 March 18, 2019

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In October 2018, the United States Diplomacy Center hosted a spotlight on the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center. These included several of our artifacts, including: Cruise missile wing tip mounted to plaque Gift from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Delegation (INF Delegation) This wing tip was once part of a ground launched cruise missile which was eliminated at Davis…

Afghanistan’s Heritage: Restoring Spirit and Stone

Afghanistan’s Heritage: Restoring Spirit and Stone https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AFG_PHOTO_EXB_MG_6466-1.jpg 1 1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 9, 2018 October 15, 2018

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The United States Diplomacy Center is pleased to host the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs’ photo exhibition Afghanistan’s Heritage: Restoring Spirit and Stone from October 9th through October 29th. The 37 images are from the U.S. Embassy Kabul commissioned photobook of the same name, showcasing historic sites, monuments, and cultural institutions that have benefited from the Embassy’s…

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ImpactHack 2018

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Visualizing Diplomacy, Development, and the Environment On September 21 and 22, 2018, the United States Diplomacy Center and World Resources Institute partnered to host ImpactHack, a data visualization hackathon in Washington D.C. Sixteen teams competed to demonstrate diplomacy’s impact, from local state economies to global issues, using their coding and design skills. Amazon Web Services…

These are a few objects of condolence sent from around the world including South Africa and Australia.

Honoring the Victims of September 11, 2001

Honoring the Victims of September 11, 2001 https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Diplomacy-9-11-all-e1536778199936-1024x676.jpg 1024 676 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 12, 2018 November 7, 2018

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On September 10, Secretary Pompeo visited the U.S. Diplomacy Center’s September 11 exhibit remembering the lives that were taken during the terrorist attacks and the survivors and first responders with lasting injuries or health complications. The exhibit features displays of condolence material from its collection that represents the outpouring of support felt worldwide after the…

Exhibit Testing

Exhibit Testing https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 22, 2018 November 28, 2018

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On July 31, 2018, the United States Diplomacy Center made its second visit to the National Museum of American History’s Spark!Lab to test content for its future exhibits. Museum visitors viewed four historical and current stories of American diplomacy and were invited to participate in a word association exercise. Over 500 visitors walked through exhibit…

Faces of Diplomacy Preview Exhibit

Faces of Diplomacy Preview Exhibit https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 20, 2018 August 20, 2018

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From July 23rd through August 31st, the United States Diplomacy Center hosted a preview of the exhibit Faces of Diplomacy in the Pavilion at the 21st Street entrance of HST. Faces of Diplomacy features portraits and videos of diplomatic professionals working abroad and in Washington D.C. From Public Affairs Officers to Information Management Specialists, to…

Remembrance, Reflection, Resilience

Remembrance, Reflection, Resilience https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 7, 2018 September 24, 2018

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Remembrance, Reflection, Resilience Twenty years ago on a summer morning, two U.S. embassies in Africa fell victim to coordinated and nearly simultaneous truck bombs – later linked to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. Fifty-six U.S. government employees, contractors, and family members were killed. From the ashes, countless survivors pulled together and rebuilt strengthened and resilient communities.…

Understanding Diplomacy through Data

Understanding Diplomacy through Data https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 17, 2018 August 13, 2018

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In May, over one hundred students competed in the student-led hackathon, MakeSPP, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Samay Shamdasani, along with his co-organizers, Shashwat Punjani, Nathan Blumenfeld, Jonas Eaton, Thomas Narramore, Dan Ambrosio, Owen Kealey, and Tyler Greene organized the hackathon. Hackathons are collaborative, competitive events where computer programmers are provided raw data or project prompts from a…

Citizen Diplomacy Challenge Photo Contest

Citizen Diplomacy Challenge Photo Contest https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 17, 2018 August 2, 2018

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The United States Diplomacy Center is pleased to host an exhibit featuring the finalists of the 2017-2018 Citizen Diplomacy Challenge Photo Contest run by the Office of Alumni Affairs in the Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Twenty top photos, submitted by Americans who took part in international exchange programs sponsored by the Department, will be…

Speed Mentoring

Speed Mentoring https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 12, 2018 April 12, 2018

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Speed Mentoring In honor of International Women’s History Month, the Diplomacy Center organized a speed mentorship event for State Department interns, offering them a unique opportunity to network with Foreign Service and Civil Service female leaders at the State Department representing diverse ranks, cones, and backgrounds. The event was organized in cooperation with the Office…

A Legacy Remembered: Perspectives of the Marshall Plan

A Legacy Remembered: Perspectives of the Marshall Plan https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018

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On April 3, in cooperation with the George C. Marshall Foundation, the United States Diplomacy Center held an event recognizing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the European Recovery Program, more commonly known as the Marshall Plan. 125 guests attended, including Marshall Foundation and Diplomacy Center Foundation Board members, academics, and Department of State…

50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive

50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 19, 2018 March 26, 2018

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To commemorate the recent 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, the United States Diplomacy Center hosted a panel of eye witnesses — including retired diplomats and a former journalist — as well as a military historian to take us back to the night of the attack. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs…

Panel: The First African American Diplomats

Panel: The First African American Diplomats https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 14, 2018 March 19, 2018

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In commemoration of African American History Month, the Center hosted a program highlighting the little known diplomatic careers of Ebenezer Bassett and Frederick Douglass. The program was held on February 14th in honor of the bicentennial of Douglass’s birth. Both of these men served as U.S. Ministers — an early title equivalent to Ambassador —…

A Window into American Soft Power in Rural Vietnam

A Window into American Soft Power in Rural Vietnam https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 27, 2018 March 20, 2018

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The United States Diplomacy Center was pleased to host an event featuring up-close and personal stories of diplomacy on October 18: A Window into American Soft Power in Rural Vietnam, 1962-1964. We were joined by retired Foreign Service Officer Robert Warne, his spouse Susanna (Suzy), and retired United States Government official, Rufus Phillips. Phillips is…

HIV/AIDs Panel: a Humanitarian and a National Security Issue

HIV/AIDs Panel: a Humanitarian and a National Security Issue https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 27, 2018 March 20, 2018

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The United States Diplomacy Center was pleased to host a panel discussion that explored how U.S. Government has approached HIV/AIDS as both a humanitarian and a national security issue for more than 30 years. From the emergence of HIV/AIDS during the Reagan Administration to today, the three panelists surveyed the U.S. diplomatic response to the…

Guest Exhibit: Jazz Diplomacy

Guest Exhibit: Jazz Diplomacy https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 14, 2018 March 26, 2019

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The United States Diplomacy Center is excited to feature the photography exhibit “Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World” in the upper level of the Pavilion from February 14th to May 31th, 2018. This guest exhibit chronicles the international tours of legendary jazz musicians who were selected by the Department of State to serve as roving…

A C-SPAN Journey through U.S. Diplomatic History

A C-SPAN Journey through U.S. Diplomatic History https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e95bd4654a61a93735684584be3378bc?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 20, 2017 March 20, 2018

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C-SPAN may be best known for covering Capitol Hill, but it also covers American history. In January, it is highlighting U.S. diplomatic history in a two-part program focused on the collection of the United States Diplomacy Center. While many Americans may know the publicized outcomes of diplomatic negotiations – treaties to end wars or international…

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Honored to host former @CommerceGov and @USDOT Secretary Norman Mineta & filmmakers Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi for a screening and discussion of their film "Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story." Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate #AsianHeritageMonth!

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