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Modern American Diplomacy

Modern American Diplomacy

14 episodes

We interview American diplomats, capturing the sacrifice, leadership, humor, heroism, wisdom, and lessons of modern American diplomacy. Through historical reflections and personal anecdotes, guests explain foreign policy and tradecraft, or what they were trying to accomplish and how. Episodes include conversations with America’s diplomatic legends -- including Thomas Pickering, John Negroponte, Bill Burns, Maura Harty, Beth Jones and Kristie Kenney -- as well as rising leaders and foreign policy experts from diverse backgrounds. **Some interviews will be cited in the forthcoming book Modern American Diplomacy: A Field Guide to Success in The Foreign Service. And some episodes, as marked, were brought to you as part of an Una Chapman Cox Foundation project on American Diplomacy and the Foreign Service. The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) manages the podcast, which was begun by FSO Jeremy Beer**

Podcasts

Amb. Harry Thomas: Straight Talk on Crisis Management, Career Progression, and the Joys and Challenges of Diplomatic Service

Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 8 seconds

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Amb. Liliana Ayalde reflects on mentorship, interagency collaboration, and how to improve the U.S. position in the Western Hemisphere

Published: June 22, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 28 seconds

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Three filmmakers talk about three outstanding African-American ambassadors Edward Dudley, Terence Todman, and Carl Rowan

Published: May 25, 2022, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 59 seconds

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Amb. Ryan Crocker looks to the future, analyzes U.S. experience in conflict zones, and shares his thoughts on diversity, mental health, and work-life balance

Published: May 18, 2022, 3:13 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 59 seconds

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Amb. Deb Malac on Leading, Constantly Improving, Serving in Africa, Fighting for Rights, and Tackling Public Health Crises

Published: March 29, 2022, 9 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 44 seconds

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CG Lawrence Randolph Talks About Showing Up as a Diplomat Authentically Engaged and Open

Published: Feb. 25, 2022, 10:08 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 45 seconds

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Amb. Herro Mustafa talks about resilience, rejecting limitations, and adapting as a diplomat part of her journey from Kurdish-Iraqi refugee to a young, female U.S. ambassador.

Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 5:46 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 24 seconds

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Amb. Ron Neumann on Afghanistan, Diplomacy, and the Big Picture

Published: Jan. 26, 2022, 2:27 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes

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Amb. Ted Osius discusses his love of Southeast Asia, experiences as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, leadership, moral courage, and the nexus with diplomacy and private sector

Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 8:13 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds

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Amb. Bill Taylor discusses Ukraine, impeachment, Afghanistan and Foreign Assistance

Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 55 seconds

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Amb. Roberta Jacobson talks about reestablishing U.S. ties with Cuba, forging a path as Americas first female and civil servant ambassador to Mexico, enjoying Latin America, and dealing with populism throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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Amb. Lino Gutierrez discusses his path from Cuban immigrant to two-time U.S. ambassador. He shares lessons on leadership, managing up, negotiating with Cubans in Grenada, navigating Washington politics, Hurricane Mitch, and political change in Argentina.

Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Senior Foreign Service Officer Tim Davis shares lessons learned on leadership, diversity, managing State Department principals, closing the U.S. Consulate in Basra, and navigating Secretary Clintons email controversy

Published: July 22, 2021, 12:37 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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Amb. Chris Hill discusses growing up in the foreign service, working with Amb. Holbrooke and Sec. Eagleburger, his ambassadorship in Iraq, and leading Six-Party talks with N. Korea

Published: June 5, 2021, 3:47 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 26 seconds

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Amb. Beth Jones discusses growing up in the Foreign Service, her first tour in Afghanistan, Amb. Arnie Raphel's death, and Benghazi

Published: March 17, 2021, 10:13 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 43 seconds

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Amb. Nancy Jo Powell discusses growing up in rural Iowa, first tours in Ottawa and Kathmandu, ambassadorships in India and Pakistan, and pandemic lessons learned during Avian Influenza and Ebola

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 9:57 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds

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Amb. William Brownfield discusses growing up in West Texas, his first tour in Maracaibo, claims of Venezuelan interference in the U.S. presidential election, and the importance of hiring the right mid-level managers.

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 3:16 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 38 seconds

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Amb. Marc Grossman discusses his first tour in Islamabad, working as an NEA staffer, testifying before Congress, and the morning of 9/11

Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 7:48 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 49 seconds

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Amb. Steve Mull discusses life as a Junior Officer, apartheid South Africa, communist Poland, Indonesia post-9/11, and the Iran deal

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 5:44 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 9 seconds

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Amb. Tom Shannon discusses the importance of strategic thinking, Covid-19 and globalization, and the future of U.S. diplomacy

Published: July 9, 2020, 4:38 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 28 seconds

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Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses segregation, Liberia, succeeding as a tandem, the killing of George Floyd, and strengthening management through diversity

Published: June 19, 2020, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds

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Amb. Bill Burns discusses Putin, Iran, NATO expansion, 9/11, President Trump's foreign policy, and the future of U.S. diplomacy

Published: April 28, 2020, 3:46 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 48 seconds

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Amb. Tony Wayne discusses Argentina, Mexico, Afghanistan, economics, and raising a family in the Foreign Service

Published: April 6, 2020, 3:41 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 26 seconds

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Amb. Kristie Kenney discusses breaking barriers, The Philippines, career management, Thailand, diversity, and life as a tandem

Published: March 17, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 10 seconds

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Amb. Thomas Pickering discusses Kissinger, Syria, Amb. Yovanovitch, leadership, and succeeding in the Foreign Service

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 4 seconds

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Amb. Maura Harty discusses Sec. Powell, Sec. Shultz, succeeding (and failing) as a Junior Officer, leadership tenets, switching cones, and September 11th

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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Amb. Robert O. Blake Jr. discusses leadership, impeachment, India, Turkey, Sri Lanka, career management, and growing up in the Foreign Service

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 6 seconds

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Amb. John Negroponte discusses Vietnam, Trump, Colin Powell, USMCA, leadership, and succeeding in the Foreign Service

Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 10 seconds

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