American Diplomat show

American Diplomat

Summary: American Diplomat goes behind the scenes to hear real stories from diplomats who lived newsworthy events overseas. Experience the Cuban revolution, Central American insurgencies, the end of apartheid and more through the eyes of those who were there. A project of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation in partnership with the American Academy of Diplomacy.

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  • Artist: Ambassador (Retired) Pete Romero and Writer/Producer Laura Bennett
  • Copyright: American Diplomat 2017

Podcasts:

 Send Lawyers, Guns and Money | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:23

Two air traffic controllers, fired for going on strike, go into (very) private industry. A naked American, on a balcony and intent on self-destruction, finds safety. More tales of what can go wrong in Tijuana, via Kate Canavan, plus tips on how to make your own travels abroad much safer.

 Who Says America Never Wins Anymore? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:25

We're here to show you how America wins on a grassroots level every single day.  We share with you our interview with Eric Ham on the Midday Briefing, POTUS channel, SiriusXM.  

 Tijuana: What Could Go Wrong? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:10

Assault, conviction, life and death across borders. US Citizen Services, with courage and commitment, helps Americans abroad in every imaginable conundrum. Kate Canavan shares her tales.

 Go With God, Children! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:57

Cherie and John Feeley find a way to care for a child with learning differences in Columbia, a country riven by violence from insurgencies and narco trafficking.  

 Little Elian Gonzalez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:29

Poor Elian!  He's left Cuba with his mom, who has now drowned. Possibly aided by dolphins, he arrives alone on the shores of Florida, to be made into perhaps the youngest pawn ever to be used in international and domestic policy wars.

 Fidel's Eyes Are Everywhere, and Cuba's Special Period | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:52

Surveillance can be good - if you need a potato, just ask. But if you're a Marine, be careful! And what made Cuba's Special Period in Time of Peace so special? Deprivation, starvation and flight. Vicki Huddleston connects the dots and helps us understand our relationship with Cuba today.  

 Fidel and Our Woman in Havana | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:27

Vicki Huddleston spars with Castro, as one of the few women in senior roles in the State Department, and one of the only people who actually stood up to the dictator.  

 John Feeley & the FARC: Colombia's Guerilla Revolutionaries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:21

Feeley visits FARC guerrillas and records the group's fantastical vision of world leadership, and upon his return is faced with politicized accusations of negotiating with terrorists.  

 Iran Deal - Wendy Sherman Negotiates | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:40

The Iran nuclear deal explained.  What was it, and how did our chief negotiator Wendy Sherman help make it happen?  

 John Feeley - Panama Papers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:41

Feeley's ambassadorship begins with the leak of the Panama Papers, a trove of documents exposing massive international financial fraud.  When the US is accused of orchestrating the leak, what's an ambassador to do?  Video diplomacy is born.

 Andrew Albertson - Three Explosions in Afghanistan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:12

From an evangelical upbringing, Albertson studies in Kenya and then devotes his life to international development.  He survives three bombs in Afghanistan while working with USAID, and now leads the diplomacy advocacy organization Foreign Policy for America.

 Gina Winstanley, Oman and Saudi Arabia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:22

Do you know where to find a hooker in Oman? Go to the hospital! And what happens when your boss nixes your husband's job choice in Saudi Arabia, and you are intent on preserving your marriage? Reposted from October 2017

 Jonathan Addleton - The Dust of Kandahar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:03

Addleton shares his haunting experience as the only one left standing after a suicide bomber attacks his party while visiting a school in Afghanistan.  Was it worth it?  

 Ajani Husbands - Islamabad and Port Au Prince | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:03

In places like Pakistan where governments may not be friendly, cultural diplomacy, often called a form of "soft power", is power indeed.  And in Haiti, Husbands gains the nickname, "dread la ki te refize m '," or "the dread who refused me."

 Desiree Cormier - Africa and Tijuana | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:50

How does diplomacy help stem a public health crisis like Ebola?  And what can a diplomat do (and not do) to help Americans in Mexican prison?

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