How Diversity Can Enhance Diplomacy
Given their life experiences, People of Color (POC) and women already possess many of the skills to succeed in diplomacy. These include cross-cultural communications, linguistic competence, and acceptance of practices absent from life in the United States and Western countries.
Fresh Thinking on U.S. Engagement with Africa: Probing the Limits of Engagement
The Biden administration faces the opportunity to reset U.S. policy towards Africa and possesses a variety of tools to use in doing so, including traditional diplomacy, economic statecraft, development assistance, and military engagement.
FSI Honors ABAA president pro tem Ruth Davis
On March 28, 2021, the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI) honored ABAA’s president pro tempore Ambassador Ruth A. Davis by naming the FSI Director’s Conference Room the Davis Conference Room.
The Everyday Importance of International Relations: Walk a Mile in Your Own Shoes
When I served as the U.S. Department of States Diplomat in Residence at the University of Houston (TX) during the 2005-2006 academic year, in addition to recruiting and mentoring college students interested in taking the Foreign Service Exam, I did a lot of speaking on diplomacy and foreign relations in the southeast and south Texas.
Broadening the Foreign Service: The Role of Diplomats in Residence
What is a Diplomat in Residence in 2020?
In order to reach out to potential future Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), the Department of State places experienced officers at colleges and universities in sixteen regions of the United States.
After 18 Years, It Is Past Time To Face The Truth About Afghanistan
The deaths of Christopher Slutman of Newark, Delaware, Robert A. Hendriks of Locust Valley, New York, and Benjamin S. Hines of York, Pennsylvania take the number of U.S. troop fatalities in Afghanistan this year to seven.
African American Trailblazers In Diplomacy
Following is the transcript of a panel on “Afrgeican American Trailblazers in Diplomacy” which was presented on February 28, 2019, at the U.S. Diplomacy Museum.
Brigety Honored by ICAPAA with 2018 Diversity Award
Washington, May 7, 2018—On April 28, the International Career Advancement Program Alumni Association (ICAPAA), honored Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs of The George Washington University, with the 2018 Diversity Award for his commitment to diversifying senior leadership in foreign affairs.
Ambassador (ret) Steve McCann Delivers Keynote Address at Forum on the State of American Democracy
Ambassador (ret) Steve McCann, founder and CEO of The Stevenson Group, was the keynote speaker at a Forum on the State of American Democracy, held at Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA on May 18, 2018.
ABAA/TLG Pickering/Rangel/Payne Fellows Reception – June 2018
The new fellows had the opportunity to interact with members of ABAA and TLG. The highlight of the reception were speeches by Retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Congressman Emeritus Charles Rangel, for which the Pickering and Rangel Programs are named.