List
of Academy Programs
Diplomacy in Reconstruction and Stabilization
On May 13, 2009, AAD, the Woodrow Wilson Center, and RAND held a panel discussion to explore how better inter-agency coordination and a stronger diplomatic corps could improve U.S. reconstruction and stabilization efforts
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Diplomacy and Nonproliferation
How can diplomacy prevent the spread of nuclear weapons? What are the implications of striving for total elimination vs. strategic arms reduction and verification? On March 12, 2009, AAD and the Foreign Policy Research Institute held a panel discussion with arms control experts and experienced diplomats to explore this issue
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Academy Honors Amb. Ryan Crocker
On Dec 3, 2008, the Academy presented its Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy to Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker
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 AAD Issues Landmark Study on Strengthening U.S. Diplomacy
While the U.S. is faced with several urgent foreign policy challenges, the foreign policy tools at its disposal to meet them are increasingly under-resourced. The American Academy of Diplomacy has published a new study to detail specifically what human and financial resources the State Department and USAID need to accomplish their missions. This report provides a budget the new administration can use to strengthen American diplomacy. AAD is also engaged in a nation-wide outreach campaign to advocate the report's recommendations.
Read the report and follow the outreach campaign
 Preventing Genocide
The Genocide Prevention Task Force was launched on November 13, 2007 and released its report to the public on December 8, 2008. The Task Force was jointly convened by the American Academy of Diplomacy, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. Its goals were to spotlight genocide prevention as a national priority, and to develop practical policy recommendations to enhance the capacity of the U.S. government to respond to emerging threats of genocide and mass atrocities. It was co-chaired by Madeleine K. Albright and William S. Cohen.
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 Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence:
Lessons Learned and Best Practices
As the U.S. prepares itself for emerging threats and future military interventions, how should it learn from past experiences to make its military operations more effective? The American Academy of Diplomacy and the RAND Corporation published a new study on October 3, 2008 detailing a set of practical national security recommendations for the incoming administration, the new Congress, and NATO to provide guidance on how to deal with future military operations and their aftermath. The report draws from the expertise of 67 U.S. and European senior practitioners from both civilian and military posts, and the recommendations are based on lessons learned from experiences in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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About the Academy
The Academy was founded in 1983 by Ambassadors
Ellsworth Bunker, U. Alexis Johnson, and John J. McCloy to explore
ways in which persons who had served in positions of major responsibility
could cooperate to promote the highest standards in the practice
of American diplomacy. Today, the Academy is dedicated to strengthening
the resources and tools America brings to managing its diplomatic
challenges, and accomplishes this through outreach programs, lectures,
awards, and writing competitions. In doing so, the Academy promotes
an understanding of the importance of diplomacy to serving our nation
and enhancing America’s standing in the world. |
NEW FROM AAD
AAD Supports Able Envoys
AAD urges the new administration to support high qualifications for Ambassadors
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Press Release
AAD Applauds Introduction of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act to Strengthen American Diplomacy
2009 Marks Essay Contest
The deadline for the Academy's Marks Essay Contest has passed. AAD is currently considering submissions. First prize winner will receive $8,000 and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC to present their essay to Academy members and a senior State Department official. Stay tuned for the announcement of winners!
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2009 Dillon Award
The Academy has issued the Call for Submissions for the 2009 Douglas Dillon Book Award. The 2008 Award was given to Ambassador James Dobbins for After the Taliban: Nation-building in Afghanistan
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