Diplomacy in the Contemporary World (2001-Present)

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    2010 World Cup Vuvuzela

    A vuvuzela is a type of horn popular at sporting events in South Africa. During the 2010 World Cup for Football/Soccer, which was held in South Africa, the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria distributed vuvuzelas like this one with the goal of raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country and helping…

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    Socratic Seminar on NATO’s Expansion

    In this lesson, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to participate in a Socratic Seminar on whether NATO should continue or reconsider its Open Door policy that may lead to expansion of the alliance.

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    Autographed Grand Ole Opry Guitar

    In November 2019, country music star Dolly Parton celebrated 50 years of being a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a famed music venue in Nashville, Tennessee. During a visit to Nashville in October 2019, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo was given this commemorative Grand Ole Opry acoustic guitar, which had been…

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    Seeing the World Differently

    This lesson plan explores Avraham Rabby's advocacy for blind U.S. Foreign Service Officers, highlighting his efforts in promoting equal access for all, regardless of their disability.

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    Judith Heumann’s Business Card

    Judith Heumann was an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She was known to many as the “Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.” Heumann contracted polio as a child and used a wheelchair most of her life. Her experiences led her to…

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    Judith Heumann’s UN ID Card

    Judith Heumann was an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She was known to many as the “Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.” Heumann contracted polio as a child and used a wheelchair most of her life. Her experiences led her to…

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    Disposable Circumcision Kit

    Since 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have recommended voluntary male circumcision as a key component of HIV prevention in countries with high rates of HIV, but low rates of male circumcision. Male circumcision reduces the chance of female-to-male sexual transmission of HIV…