Modern American Diplomacy

Welcome to Modern American Diplomacy - a podcast exploring the lives and contributions of America's most accomplished career diplomats. Listen and subscribe now! modernamericandiplomacy.libsyn.com/amb-john-negro…

A must listen interview featuring Senior Foreign Service Officer Tim Davis. Highlights include service in Basra, leadership in the State Department, service in the @USMC, and serving @HillaryClinton, @mikepompeo, and @ABlinken. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mod…

Happy #IndependenceDay! Thinking of our #ForeignService members serving and celebrating in embassies and consulates around the world. #HBDAmerica #4thofJuly

New Event! Curious about the #ForeignService and the varied jobs of diplomats? Join us on 7/15 to hear a young diplomat’s experience of living and working in the #Arctic! #Greenland Register: bit.ly/3pSs6ir #DiplomatsAtWork

#Diplomacy is back. So, what do U.S. diplomats do and why is it important? Our 2019 video tackles this in just 3 minutes: bit.ly/3jixCcN #ForeignService #EconomicDiplomacy

@PeterWestmacott’s recent conversation with @BeschlossDC was really interesting. We’re reading his book - a British version of @ModernAmDiplo - now.

Congratulations to Bill Burns on his Senate confirmation as #CIA Director!

Great new episode of Modern American Diplomacy featuring Amb. Beth Jones, in which she discusses growing up in the Foreign Service, her first tour in Kabul, working with Kissinger, managing the EUR bureau after 9/11, and Benghazi. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amb…

ADST reflects during #WomensHistoryMonth on former FSO Ann Wright, who was one of three diplomats to publicly resign from the Foreign Service in 2003 due to policy disagreements on Iraq and other issues. Read her letter of resignation in our archives: bit.ly/3s1XtqT

Confirmed by the Senate: Former Career Foreign Service Officer Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the #UnitedNations with the rank of #Ambassador. @usun @UN

ADST invites spouses and partners of employees in the U.S. foreign affairs community to be part of our new spouse oral history project. Your contributions will help shine a light on the vital and changing roles of spouses in diplomacy. Visit adst.org/cox-spouse-ora… to register!

Amb. Terence A. Todman was the first African-American to be promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for the hiring of more people of color. #AADBlackHistoryMonth

Congratulations to ⁦@CarnegieEndow⁩ President Bill Burns on his nomination to lead the ⁦@CIA⁩. Find out more about Amb. Burns’ life and career on ⁦@ModernAmDiplo⁩... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mod…

Great new episode of Modern American Diplomacy featuring Amb. William Brownfield, in which we discuss life in West Texas, serving as a Junior Officer in Maracaibo, and accusations of Venezuelan involvement in the U.S. presidential elections. #episodeGuid=56a27e88-8929-4aff-975f-7b25134ec55e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mod…

We would like to thank our Rangel Fellowship panel members who worked tirelessly during the 2021 application cycle! We appreciate you all!

"Keep working on the programs and policies you believe are in the national interest...Be ready to explain to the new administration or new boss why you are doing what you are doing." Amb. Bruce Wharton shares views on leadership, mentoring, & transition 25yearapprenticeship.com/apprentices-qu…

In my thirty-five years in the Foreign Service across the world, I put a Cajun spin on it. I call it Gumbo diplomacy. Wherever I was posted, I’d invite people of all walks then make homemade gumbo. Thats how you break down barriers, connect, and see each-other as humans.

@LindaT_G For aspiring and current diplomats, some remarkable life and career advice here from our future @UN Ambassador @LindaT_G. Congratulations Madam Ambassador!!! Cc: @USUN @JoeBiden @ForeignPolicy @CFR_org @ForeignAffairs @afsatweets #BidenTransition podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amb…

My mother taught me to lead with the power of kindness and compassion to make the world a better place. I’ve carried that lesson with me throughout my career in Foreign Service – and, if confirmed, will do the same as Ambassador to the United Nations.

Ambassadors @RNicholasBurns , Marc Grossman, and Marcie Reis have written a terrific report for how to revitalize American diplomacy called, A U.S. Diplomatic Service for the 21st Century . Download here: belfercenter.org/publication/us… . THREAD 1/

2018 @StateDept #RangelFellow Carlo Aragon explains that living "a life of significance" drew him to a career in the Foreign Service. Interested in learning more about how the Rangel Fellowship can lead to a career in diplomacy? Visit our website today: bit.ly/3hbiFWt

Fantastic new episode featuring @Kennedy_School @BelferCenter Amb. Marc Grossman, in which we discuss life as a Junior Officer in Islamabad, tips for testifying before Congress, lessons learned from the morning of 9/11, and answering the call to service. cc: @afsatweets