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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…
Spotlight on Diplomacy
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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In the mid-1940s, an American named J. Robert Fluker was living in Afghanistan and teaching at Habibia College in Kabul. Fluker, whose teaching position was funded by the U.S. Department of State, decided to introduce the game of baseball to his students. In 1946, during the opening game, the Prime Minister of…
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This U.S. Women’s National Team away jersey was personalized for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and given to her on June 6, 2011. That day, Secretary Clinton made remarks at an event at the State Department launching the Women’s World Cup Initiative and marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX in the…
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The ancient royal tombs in Lapaha are central to Tonga's cultural heritage. The most ancient of these tombs were built around 1200 AD. They are considered the most important historical and archaeological monument in the South Pacific. This painted depiction of the tombs was a gift to a Foreign Service Officer who…
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In 2017, U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, invited dancer and Paralympian Amy Purdy to represent the U.S. as a cultural envoy during the annual Carnival celebrations. Amy is a double amputee who danced in the opening of the Paralympics, won a snowboarding bronze in 2014, was a runner up in…
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This kerosene-powered projector from the U.S. Embassy in Singapore is an unusual device dating to the 1950s. It was used by diplomats, particularly those focused on public diplomacy efforts, to show slides or film strips to groups of people in areas with limited or no electricity.
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This replica of a traditional Moroccan instrument was a gift to Secretary of State John Kerry on the occasion of his April 4, 2014 meeting in Rabat with Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar for the second round of talks of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue. The Strategic Dialogue started in 2012 as a means…
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In April 1971, nine players from the U.S. Table Tennis team took a historic trip to China. Their trip was the start of what became known as “ping pong diplomacy” and helped lay the groundwork for establishing official diplomatic relations between the United States and China. Connie Sweeris, one of the nine…
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Named after a freshman U.S. senator from Arkansas, the Fulbright Program is a prestigious international educational exchange program supported both by Congress and partner foreign nations. More than 1,000 Nigerians have participated in the Fulbright program over the years. This commemorative briefcase is from a Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria conference in…
