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Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will develop cultural diplomacy strategies to engage with people living on the other side of the Berlin Wall, understanding the vital role of diplomacy in overcoming barriers.
Activity
In this activity, students will analyze oral histories and see how they support, contradict, or add to their current understanding of the Berlin Wall.
Story of Diplomacy
During the Iranian Revolution, Michael Metrinko was the only diplomat at the U.S. Consulate in Tabriz, Iran. Despite threats to the Consulate, Metrinko chose to stay behind to support American citizens there. The choice nearly cost him his life.
Museum News
The exhibit includes sculptures and an artist book of prints that highlight and advocate for the preservation of modernist U.S. embassies.
Public Program
On June 12 , June 26, July 10, and July 31, NMAD will be hosting open houses to allow the public to view the newly-installed Treaties on De-Fences exhibition by artist Jorge Otero-Pailos.
Story of Diplomacy
Karl Mautner was a Jewish Austrian who became a U.S. soldier in WWII, a U.S. citizen, and a U.S. Foreign Service Officer.
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In September 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter invited Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin to the United States for peace negotiations. It would result in the historic Camp David Accords, bringing peace between the two countries. In the runup to that meeting, Esther Coopersmith, a well-known Washington, DC…
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At U.S. diplomatic posts in South Vietnam in April 1975, diplomats and others worked diligently to evacuate staff and at-risk South Vietnamese citizens to safety as the North Vietnamese forces approached. Robert Mosher was one of those diplomats. He was posted to the U.S. Consulate in Can Tho but was pulled to…
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Jane Simmons joined the State Department and served overseas in challenging locations. While in Warsaw she met William Dougherty, another embassy employee. The two fell in love and were married while serving at the embassy. After Warsaw, they were assigned to the Embassy in Moscow. This is the diplomatic identification card issued…
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William Dougherty joined the State Department and served overseas in challenging locations. Dougherty was recruited in 1945 from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, where he worked as a cryptologist. While in Warsaw he met Jane Simmons, another embassy employee. The two fell in love and were married while serving at the embassy.…
