American Academy of Diplomacy

The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. They have served the United States as chiefs of mission in major embassies abroad, and/or equivalent high-level foreign policy positions in Washington.

Founded in 1983, the Academy focuses the expertise of its members on the pursuit of excellence in the practice of American diplomacy.

In its early years, the Academy provided the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee with commentary on the qualifications of those nominated by the President as ambassadors, but today it only does so in exceptional circumstances, such as if the Board of Directors feels strongly about a nominee's lack of qualifications to be ambassador.[1]

The academy is financially supported by its members, and by grants from foundations and corporate contributors.

Leadership

Thomas R. Pickering, Chairman
Marc Grossman, Vice-Chairman
Ronald E. Neumann, President
Nicholas A. Veliotes, Treasurer
Molly Williamson, Secretary

Board of Directors

Barbara Bodine, Thomas D. Boyatt, Kate Canavan, William Courtney, Jeffrey Davidow, Ruth A. Davis, Shaun Donnelly, Charles Ford, Harriet Elam-Thomas, Nancy Ely-Raphel, Jim Gadsden, Robert Gallucci, William Harrop, Robert E. Hunter, Robert Kimmitt, Carol Lancaster, Langhorne A. Motley, Tibor P. Nagy, Steve Pifer, Charles Ries, Edward M. Rowell, Howard B. Schaffer, Teresita Schaffer, Sally Shelton Colby, Patrick Theros, Frank Wisner, John Wolf,

Managing Director

Aimee Stoltz

Former Chairmen

Joseph J. Sisco, Max M. Kampelman, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Frank C. Carlucci, Sol M. Linowitz, Elliot Richardson

Former Presidents

Bruce Laingen, Brandon Grove, David H. Popper, David D. Newsom

Scholarships

The Academy, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), awards the Philip Merrill Fellowship for a winning essay on the practice of American diplomacy. The fellowship provides one half of SAIS tuition for each of two years of study. The last year for this award was 2013.
Participants in this contest submit essays on specific challenges to American diplomacy, and propose policy recommendations to address them. The Academy selects three winners at differing award levels. The last year for this award was 2009.

Awards

The Academy hosts an annual awards luncheon at the Department of State to recognize an individual or group who has made exemplary contributions to the field of American diplomacy.
Since 2004, the Academy has presented the Arthur Ross Award to journalists who have produced the most compelling and insightful pieces concerning American diplomatic efforts.
Since 1995, the Academy has awarded an annual prize for a book of distinction on the practice of American diplomacy. This award honors those who broaden public understanding of the need for excellence in American diplomacy.

Programs

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Mission". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Diplomatic Service through Professional Education and Training". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  4. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Member Articles". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  5. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Member Articles". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  6. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Member Articles". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  7. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Commercial Diplomacy". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  8. ↑ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Member Articles". academyofdiplomacy.org.

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