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The American Academy of Diplomacy previously sponsored the screening of the PBS film America’s Diplomats followed by a discussion of the role of U.S. diplomacy with a distinguished former ambassador, at World Affairs Councils across the nation, in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of America.
Programs
* Santa Fe Council on International Relations, Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Ambassador Susan Ziadeh on May 4, 2017
* Institute of World Affairs, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Ambassador Peter Romero on May 11, 2017
* Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, with Ambassador Gordon Gray on May 16, 2017
* World Affairs Council of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, with Ms. Katherine Canavan on May 18 and 20, 2017
* Dayton Council on World Affairs, Dayton, Ohio, with Ambassador Robert Blake on June 7, 2017
* Peoria Area World Affairs Council, Peoria, Illinois, with Ambassador Ronald Neumann on June 15, 2017
* World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, with Ambassador Margaret Scobey on June 27, 2017
Covering hundreds of years of U.S. foreign policy, America’s Diplomats explores the significance of diplomats in American history. Get a look at the U.S. Foreign Service from the inside and learn about the challenges, dangers, and rewards of being an American diplomat. A trailer of the documentary is below.
The film illustrates the historic contributions of American diplomacy to the welfare and security of the United States. It traces the development of the Foreign Service of the United States and describes the challenges and achievements of contemporary American diplomacy. It includes interviews with Foreign Service Officers, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.
Click here to view the documentary’s official website.
The Academy is proud to sponsor this documentary’s screenings and discussions with one of its members, to strengthen public knowledge of American diplomacy.