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Diplomacy Classroom: The Barbary Pirates Hostage Crisis
One of the United States’ first international crises occurred in 1793 when North African Barbary corsairs captured eleven American ships and over 100 citizens. NMAD’s…
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From Mentee to Mentor: Ambassador Arnold Chacon and Leadership in the Foreign Service
Ambassador Arnold Chacon has served as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service for 40 years. His dedication to his career as a public servant…
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Preserving the Memories and Mementos of September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001, the world saw the horrifying terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Many people worldwide rushed to American embassies to deliver…
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Diplomacy Classroom: World Refugee Day
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,…
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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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Story of Diplomacy
Clearing the Air: Erica Keen Thomas
When ESTH Counselor Erica Keen Thomas took over the Embassy Beijing air monitoring project in 2010, she quickly recognized its potential for expanded reach, greater global impact, and increased public awareness. For her efforts to collect and publicly share data revealing dangerous air pollution levels in Chinese cities, increasing public awareness of…
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Diplomacy Classroom: La Amistad and Upholding Democracy
In this Diplomacy Classroom, NMAD Public Historian Dr. Alison Mann helped us discover how the practice of diplomacy was used to enforce the rule of…
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Diplomacy Classroom: World AIDS Day
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, NMAD hosted a Diplomacy Classroom discussion with Neeta Bhandari, Acting Deputy Director, Private Sector Engagement Office of the U.S.…
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Diplomacy Classroom: Eugenie Anderson and Cold War Diplomacy
In 1949, Eugenie Anderson (1909-1997) became the first American woman to be an ambassador when President Harry S Truman appointed her to be ambassador to…
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Story of Diplomacy
Ambassador Prudence Bushnell: A Profile in Resilience
On August 7, 1998, at 10:30 AM, U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania fell victim to coordinated and nearly simultaneous truck bombs – later linked…
