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12/27/2022

Asia's year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2022

Check out Ambassador Chin's recent article "Asia's Year in Review". He was recently appointed as chair of the Milken Institute Asia Center and served as Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (2007-2010). https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/15/asias-year-in-review-who-had-it-good-and-who-had-it-bad-in-2022.html

With hopes that Covid is in retreat and that inflation will moderate in the year ahead, we take a last look at who had it good and who had it bad in 2022.

12/20/2022

Sweden - Partnership for Peace to NATO

Join Ambassador Siebert on American Ambassadors Live! with host, Ambassador Rosapepe discussing Sweden's history, partnership with Peace, and the path to joining NATO. "Sweden is not Switzerland...they are ready to defend themselves." -Ambassador Siebert https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/sweden-partnership-for-peace-to-nato

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher, Youtube Join Ambassador Siebert on American Ambassadors Live! with host, Ambassador Jim Rosapepe in a discussion of Sweden's history, partnership with Peace, and the path to joining NATO. Ambassador Tom Siebert, the guest for today’s podcast, was th...

12/19/2022

U.S. Authorities Stand by Zimbabwe Sanctions

Join Ambassador Tom McDonald in a discussion regarding the United States/Zimbabwe relationship. Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1111888342834583&extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&mibextid=2Rb1fB&ref=sharing

10/12/2022

Nuclear War: Very Real Threat

“We are at the highest level of intentional use of nuclear weapons since those fretful days (Cuban Missile Crisis) in 1962.” ~ Join American Ambassadors Live! host, Ambassador Rosapepe and Joseph Cirincione discussing the current nuclear threat. https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/nuclear-war-very-real-threat

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher, Youtube Joseph Cirincione joins American Ambassadors Live! host, Ambassador Jim Rosapepe discussing the current nuclear threat. What are the risks? What should be the appropriate response to each risk? How would nuclear war unfold in an isolated locat...

10/05/2022

Don't Poke the Russian Bear, but be Helpful

Slovak Republic: "Don't Poke the Russian Bear, but be Helpful" ~ Ambassador Sedgwick. Join American Ambassadors Live! host, Ambassador Jim Rosapepe and Ambassador Sedgwick in a discussion about Slovakia. https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/don-t-poke-the-russian-bear-but-be-helpful

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher, Youtube Ambassador Tod Sedgwick joins American Ambassadors Live! host, Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, considering a question for Slovakia and Europe, "What happens when, not if, Russia cuts it [gas] off?" Join them in a discussion of Slovakia's history to b...

10/03/2022

Ambassadors Roundtable - H.E. Emily Haber - Germany

Join H.E. Emily Haber, Ambassador of Germany, during an Ambassadors Roundtable update on Strategic Thinking and Fundamental Policies. https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/ambassadors-roundtable-h-e-emily-haber-germany

Strategic Thinking & Fundamental Policies The Council is pleased to present Ambassador Emily Haber for this Ambassadors Roundtable. Emily Margarethe Haber has been the German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. Prior to Washington, DC, she served in various leadership functions at the F...

09/20/2022

"What does winning look like [for Ukraine] and ... what happens to Russia?" Ambassador Mosbacher queries. Join Ambassadors Rosapepe & Mosbacher as they discuss Poland's accurate assessment of the Russian threat since 2018 & the preparation Poland has made. https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/poland-tenacity-courage-leadership-yet-still-a-step-child

09/08/2022

Germany - A Look Inside: Energy, Ukraine, and China

"We need to be thinking of February 24th as the end of the post Cold War era. This isn't a 6 month, 18 month, 24 month hiatus, this is a new era we are entering into." Join Ambassador John Emerson (former US Ambassador to Germany) in: Germany - A Look Inside: Energy, Ukraine, and China.
https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/germany-a-look-inside-energy-ukraine-and-china

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher, Youtube Ambassador John Emerson describes Germany and Russia's relationship over the past 40-50 years as being schizophrenic. He goes on to describe the reasons why including "...an admiration for the Russian spirit...to endure suffering for a long pe...

07/18/2022

New Holistic Hiring Process for the Foreign Service - Jefferson Smith

New Holistic Hiring Process for the Foreign Service - Interested in joining the Foreign Service? Join Ambassador Rosapepe and Director of Talent Acquisition Jeff Smith as they discuss the updated hiring process. https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/new-holistic-hiring-process-for-the-foreign-service-jefferson-smith U.S. Department of State - Careers

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher, Youtube Interested in joining the Foreign Service? Join Ambassador Rosapepe and Director of Talent Acquisition Jeff Smith as they discuss the updated hiring process. What is the Foreign Service? There was a change recently made to join the Foreign Ser...

07/08/2022

In the Eye of the Storm - Ambassador Prikk, Estonia

Through discussing the positive and negative aspects of Russia's actions at Ukraine's border, Estonia's Ambassador Kristjan Prikk, put perspective on how to move forward through this virtual Roundtable event. Watch the virtual event here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-how-estonia-sees-the-current-european-security-crisis-ambassador-prikk

In the Eye of the Storm The Council hosted Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk for a timely Roundtable event concerning Russia's recent actions at Ukraine's border. Ambassador Prikk has served as Estonia's Ambassador to the United States since May 2021. He previously served as the Permanent Secretary...

07/06/2022

Ambassadors Roundtable - Ambassador Bill Taylor - Ukraine

The Council is pleased to present this timely Ambassadors Roundtable featuring Ambassador Bill Taylor, vice-president, Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former Ambassador to Ukraine. Watch here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/ambassadors-roundtable-ambassador-bill-taylor-ukraine

Mr. Putin's War The Council of American Ambassadors is pleased to present this timely Ambassadors Roundtable as part of our Spring Conference program, Mr. Putin's War. Ambassador Bill Taylor is the vice-president, Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He served as the U.S. Ambassadors to...

07/05/2022

Conversation with Walter Russell Mead - Spring 2022 Conference

A perspective on Mr. Putin's War by: LT. General Keith Kellogg, Michael O'Hanlon, Ambassador Bill Taylor, Dr. Anders Aslund, Lucian Pugliaresi, Juan Zarate, Paul Goble, H.E. Radovan Javorčík, Ambassador Reka Szemerkényi, & Walter Russell Mead - watch here: Panel 1: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/spring-2022-conference Panel 2: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/economic-sanctions-panel-spring-conference-2022 Panel 3: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/challenges-to-nato-spring-2022-conference Panel 4: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/conversation-with-walter-russell-mead-spring-2022-conference

The Council hosted several remarkable guests this spring to bring us a timely discussion around Mr. Putin's War. The recording of the event is available below. Conversation with Walter Russell Mead The Council of American Ambassadors Spring 2022 conference, Mr. Putin's War, brought a discussion from...

12/09/2021

What Really Matters in the Sino-American Competition? | by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. - Project Syndicate

What Really Matters in the Sino-American Competition? | by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. - Project Syndicate

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. thinks that while technology is important, alliances and values will determine the balance of power.

12/01/2021

Amerian Ambasadors Review I Fall 2021

Have you read our latest American Ambassadors Review? Find expertise on events around the globe here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/fall-2021

American Ambassadors Review is the foreign affairs print publication of the Council of American Ambassadors. Published twice a year, the Review features reports and articles written by former and sitting Ambassadors, members of the Administration and Congress, and other eminent policy practitioners....

11/30/2021

2021 Fall Conference

Recordings of the Council's 2021 Fall Conference are now live on our website! Hear insights on recent events from Afghanistan to Cuba from the experts: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/2021-fall-conference

The Council was honored to host an insightful group of speakers for this year's hybrid Fall Conference. Recordings of the event are available below. Ambassador Frank Wisner on the U.S. Pivot to East Asia Danielle Pletka on Foreign Policy Ambassador Husain Haqqani on Afghanistan Ambassador Vicki Hudd...

11/18/2021

LIVE: Former Governor Bill Richardson speaks on release of journalist Danny Fenster from Myanmar

Former Ambassador to the UN, Governor Bill Richardson, spoke on the release of the American journalist Danny Fenster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiclrVpPosw
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Former Governor Bill Richardson holds a news conference at JFK International Airport on the release of U.S. journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison. F...

11/17/2021

Richard Morningstar: The Longstanding Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

Learn more about the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh from the former Ambassador to the EU and Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/richard-morningstar-the-longstanding-conflict-in-nagorno-karabakh

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Philip Hughes to explore the history behind the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and the current instability in Nagor...

11/10/2021

Women, Peace, and Security after the Fall of Kabul

Esteemed member and former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, will be among an insightful group of speakers at this year's Women, Peace, & Security Symposium at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M on November 12th. Learn more and register here: http://ow.ly/Mfwb50GICXq

Please join us virtually on Friday, November 12, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for the 7th Annual Texas Women, Peace, & Security Symposium. R...

11/09/2021

Don't miss the newest American Ambassadors Review! Read up on the latest in foreign policy here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/fall-2021

11/08/2021

A New Ambassador to Canada

A New Ambassador to Canada

Governor Ed Rendell rejoins the Canusa Street hosts to discuss the new U.S. ambassador to Canada, David L. Cohen, who was just confirmed by the US Senate. He also happened to be the Governor's Chief of Staff. Learn how this new ambassador can get things done in the U.S.-Canadian relationship.

11/05/2021

Mexico: Highest U.S. Priority in the Western Hemisphere

Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne highlights the importance of the U.S.-Mexico relationship and what will be necessary to foster collaboration on the region's toughest challenges. Read more in the American Ambassadors Review: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/mexico-highest-u-s-priority-in-the-western-hemisphere Wilson Center

AMBASSADOR EARL ANTHONY WAYNE The most important bilateral relationship in Latin America for the United States is that with Mexico. Mexico is one of America’s top two trade partners and largest export markets. Economic ties support millions of jobs on both sides of the border. Mexico is an indispe...

11/05/2021

Seizing a Historic Opportunity: the U.S.-DRC Privileged Partnership for Peace and Prosperity

"In preparing for my assignment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), I spoke to six of my predecessors who served there; each cautioned that Congo is unpredictable", shares Ambassador Michael Hammer. Read his full article on the U.S.-DRC partnership: http://ow.ly/Nztt50GGcVK

AMBASSADOR MICHAEL A. HAMMER In preparing for my assignment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), I spoke to six of my predecessors who served there; each cautioned that Congo is unpredictable. This warning proved absolutely on the mark. As I began my mission in October 2018, then-DRC Presi...

11/05/2021

U.S.-Africa Relations: An Opportunity Lost or Found

As the Biden Administration continues to grow its foreign policy, Ambassador Charles Stith urges greater engagement with the African continent going forward. Read the full article in the American Ambassadors Review: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/u-s-africa-relations-an-opportunity-lost-or-found

AMBASSADOR CHARLES R. STITH Introduction On the same day President Joseph Biden laid out his vision for global engagement at the U.S. State Department, he also extended greetings to the 34th Summit of the African Union (AU). That Africa popped up on the President’s radar screen so early in his adm...

11/05/2021

Rethinking Stability in Africa

"There is a great deal of room for expanding U.S. engagement with the continent", shares Ambassador Michelle Gavin in her piece on stability across Africa. Read the full piece in the American Ambassadors Review: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/rethinking-stability-in-africa Council on Foreign Relations

AMBASSADOR MICHELLE GAVIN As President Joseph Biden’s Administration considers how to update and reinvigorate U.S. policy in Africa, decision makers will find that there is a great deal of room for expanding U.S. engagement with the continent. From better integrating Africa into the overall climat...

11/05/2021

Engaging with Africa Strategically

Ambassador J. Peter Pham shared his expertise as former U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel and discussed how foreign policy towards Africa is changing: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/engaging-with-africa-strategically

AMBASSADOR J. PETER PHAM Like many of my contemporaries, both in the U.S. Foreign Service and in the wider international affairs community, who have worked on issues related to Africa since the end of the Cold War, I have seen Washington’s attentiveness to the states and peoples of the continent w...

11/05/2021

The U.S. Needs to Up Its Economic Game in Southeast Asia

Get caught up on the latest in foreign affairs with new articles in the American Ambassadors Review. Ambassador Curtis Chin and Mr. Jose B. Collazo spotlight U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia and what doing "more" in the region looks like: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/the-u-s-needs-to-up-its-economic-game-in-southeast-asia

AMBASSADOR CURTIS S. CHIN AND JOSE B. COLLAZO WASHINGTON—This August 16, after President Joseph Biden walked away from the podium in the East Room of the White House, one could understand if leaders across Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region shuddered. There goes America again,...

11/04/2021

Amerian Ambasadors Review I Fall 2021

The Fall issue of the American Ambassadors Review is now live! Check out the latest expertise on Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/fall-2021

American Ambassadors Review is the foreign affairs print publication of the Council of American Ambassadors. Published twice a year, the Review features reports and articles written by former and sitting Ambassadors, members of the Administration and Congress, and other eminent policy practitioners....

11/03/2021

Former UN Ambassador: Biden is on a roll - CNN Video

Former Ambassador to the UN, Bill Richardson spoke on CNN about President Joe Biden's plan to fight climate change: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/10/30/bill-richardson-joe-biden-trip-cop26-acostanr.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson joins Jim Acosta to discuss President Joe Biden's overseas trip and his plan to fight climate change.

11/02/2021

Southeast Asia Mobility | 2021 Q4

"'See you in 2022!' could well be the hoped for, and hopeful, slogan of a shared Southeast Asia tourism campaign" shares Ambassador Curtis Chin. Read his newest article here: https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/global-mobility-report/2021-q4/regional-mobility-trends/continued-travel-and-tourism-challenges-plague-region

Continued Travel and Tourism Challenges Plague the Region. Henley & Partners - Global Mobility Report 2021 Q4.

10/29/2021

The Coming Democratic Revival

"It would be a grave error for the United States to waver in its commitment to democracy" declares esteemed member, Secretary Madeleine Albright. Read the full piece from Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-10-19/madeleine-albright-coming-democratic-revival

America has an opportunity to lead the fight against authoritarianism.

10/28/2021

Rapid Response: The energy crisis

Ambassador Richard Morningstar weighed in on Nord Stream 2 and Russia's weaponization of the gas supply. Read more here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/rapid-response-the-energy-crisis/

Global Energy Center experts comment on the energy crisis, energy security, and the future of the transition.

10/27/2021

Garza: U.S. and Mexico: Solid dialogue, lots to do.

Ambassador Antonio Garza shares his insights on the latest in U.S.-Mexico relations. Read the full piece here: https://riograndeguardian.com/garza-u-s-and-mexico-solid-dialogue-lots-to-do/

Since my last newsletter, there’s been no shortage of activity in U.S.- Mexico relations. At White and Case here in Mexico City, we continue to monitor in-country developments. And given our firm’s global reach, we are able to focus on changes affecting companies and markets worldwide. You may b...

10/26/2021

Diplomacy has changed significantly in the last 20 years, and it is destined for further transformation in the years ahead.

Read our CEO, Ambassador Stuart Holliday's, latest blog on the rise of thematic diplomacy here ➡️https://blog.meridian.org/center-for-diplomatic-engagement/the-rise-of-thematic-diplomacy/

This heightened urgency for public-private cooperation on emerging global issues is more important than ever before and why we chose to focus on the nexus of ESG matters and diplomacy at our annual Global Leadership Summit on October 22. Learn more about the here➡️https://summit.meridian.org/

10/21/2021

Morse Tan: Global Criminal Justice

Catch up on our latest podcasts like this episode on global criminal justice with Ambassador Morse Tan:
https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/morse-tan-global-criminal-justice

subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn, Stitcher Former Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice, Morse Tan, joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Louise Oliver to share the challenges of pursuing international justice. Ambassador Morse Tan served as Ambassador at Large for...

10/20/2021

J. William Middendorf II: China's monopoly on rare earth elements may be getting stronger

"China has acquired global domination with 36.7 percent of the world's rare earth deposits" highlights Ambassador J. William Middendorf. Read his insights on the influence of rare earth metals on international affairs here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/j-william-middendorf-ii-china-s-monopoly-on-rare-earth-elements-may-be-getting-stronger

"China has acquired global domination with 36.7 percent of the world's rare earth deposits" highlights Ambassador J. William Middendorf. Read his insights on the influence of rare earth metals on international affairs here.

10/19/2021

Lessons Learned: A Roundtable with Ambassador Ronald Neumann

As the former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ambassador Ron Neumann analyzed the U.S. withdrawal from the country and highlighted the importance of lessons learned in foreign policy. Watch the virtual event here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/lessons-learned-a-roundtable-with-ambassador-ronald-neumann The American Academy of Diplomacy

Lessons Learned The Council hosted Ambassador Ronald Neumann for this virtual Roundtable event. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Neumann is the President of the American Academy of Diplomacy. He served previously as Ambassador to Algeria (1994-1997), Bahrain (2001-2004), and...

10/14/2021

Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus - ISD

Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus - ISD

Read the report Summary Brief In the twentieth century, humankind made phenomenal steps to increase food production. But today, complex and interrelated issues drive an increase in food insecurity globally, and propel conflict, migration, and human insecurity. Nearly a billion people, at a minimum,....

10/13/2021

Reducing Nuclear Dangers on the Korean Peninsula: Bilateral versus Multilateral Approaches

Learn more about the background behind recent events from experts like Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr., who wrote this piece on the nuclear situation in the Korean peninsula: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org//post/reducing-nuclear-dangers-on-the-korean-peninsula-bilateral-versus-multilateral-approaches -un

This paper addresses the important issue of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. It reviews alternate solutions: an essentially bilateral solution with the United States as an associated party, and a multilateral regime establishing a nuclear weapon free zone in a designated part of Northeast As...

10/12/2021

Former US Envoy: 'Unconscionable' what's happening in Ethiopia - CNN Video

Ambassador J. Peter Pham spoke with CNN about the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Watch the full video here: https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/10/06/amanpour-ethiopia-tigray-j-peter-pham.cnn

J. Peter Pham, former U.S. Envoy for the Sahel Region, says the international community bears a great deal of responsibility for propping up Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

10/07/2021

Richard Holwill: Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi’s Cultural Rejuvenation

"China is in the early stages of a new type of cultural war" shares Ambassador Richard Holwill in his latest piece on the country's recent internal changes. Read more here: https://www.americanambassadorslive.org/post/richard-holwill-mao-s-cultural-revolution-and-xi-s-cultural-rejuvenation

Ambassador Richard Holwill discussed China's new cultural tensions under the directives of President Xi Jinping. Read the full article here.