Programs
Sisco Memorial Forum
Save the date! The 2013 Forum will be held on October 22nd. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Henry Kissinger.
Diplomacy and Revolution
AAD, in partnership with the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, held a conference to investigate the current and future roles and requirements of American diplomats in revolutionary situations on March 19th, 2012.
Education and Diplomacy
AAD, in partnership with the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello hosted an Arthur Ross Discussion of American Diplomacy, "Conference on Education and Diplomacy" on June 13, 2011 at the ICJS. Dr. Ruhi Ramazani provided introductory remarks. Diplomacy and Development
AAD in partnership with American University School of International Service hosted the 2010 Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Lecture Series, "Diplomacy & Development: Partners or Competitors?" on November 4, 2010 at AU. The deputy administrator of USAID, Donald K. Steinberg, was the keynote dinner speaker. |
AAD Announces New Report: "Diplomacy in a Time of Scarcity",
The Foreign Service Officers of the Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID) are the foot soldiers of smart power. These men and women lead and staff our 195 Embassies, 55 Consulates, and 85 USAID Missions around the world. They are our nation’s first line of defense.
Click here to view the report, written in partnership with the Stimson Center and supported by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation.
The AAD Announces: American Academy of Diplomacy statement on attack in Benghazi
Diplomacy & Education - Teaching Resources: The Academy, in partnership with the International Center for Jefferson Studies, hosted a conference titled “Diplomacy and Education: Discovering and Teaching Reality.” Click here to view the Academy's suggested teaching resources regarding diplomatic practice.
AAD Report: "Forging a 21st-Century Diplomatic Service for the United States through Professional Education and Training"
This report puts into stark relief the urgent need to prepare and  sustain a corps of American diplomatic professionals that is intellectually and operationally ready to lead in the new environment. The core of the study consists of eight succinct, specific recommendations. They focus on the need to redress America’s chronic under-investment in diplomacy, the need to strengthen and expand the State Department’s professional development process, and – perhaps most crucial – the requirement that as necessary resources are phased in, every U.S. Foreign Service Officer must complete a year of advanced study relevant to his or her career track as a condition for promotion to senior diplomatic ranks.
Click here to view the report, written in partnership with the Stimson Center and supported by the Una Chapman Cox Foundation.
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. |
News from AAD
The 2012 Arthur Ross Media Awardees are James Fallows (for Commentary) and Rajiv Chandrasekara (for Reporting).
The Academy selected China Hand as 2012 Dillon Book Award Winner.
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First Line of Defense
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