American Ambassadors Live! Podcast

The guest for this three-part interview is CAA member Ambassador Mark Brzezinski. Earlier this year, Ambassador Brzezinski was appointed by President Obama to serve as Executive Director of the United States’ Arctic Executive Steering Committee. Prior to that, Ambassador Brzezinski was the US Ambassador to Sweden. Under President Clinton, Ambassador Brzezinski served on the National Security Council staff, first as Director for Russia and Eurasia, and then as Director for the Balkans. He received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, a law degree at the University of Virginia Law School, a Doctorate in political science from Oxford University, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Warsaw, Poland.

The guest for this interview is CAA member Ambassador James Smith. Ambassador Smith was U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2009 to 2013 and now is the President of C&M International, an international policy consulting firm. He is a former U.S. Air Force brigadier general and F-15 fighter pilot who served in Operation Desert Storm. Ambassador Smith is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Naval War College, and the National War College, where he served as a professor of national security strategy.

The guest for this interview is Ambassador David O'Sullivan, the current Ambassador of the European Union to the United States. Prior to arriving in the United States, Ambassador O’Sullivan served as the Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service, the European Union’s diplomatic service. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Director General for Trade. Ambassador O’Sullivan started his career in the Irish Foreign Ministry and has a background in economics. The host for this interview is Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, who represented the United States in Romania from 1998 to 2001, and is a member of the CAA Board of Directors. He currently is Chairman and CEO of Patuxent Capital Group LLC and serves in the Maryland State Senate.

The guest for this interview is Ambassador John Maisto. Ambassador Maisto was Ambassador to Nicaragua and Venezuela under President Clinton, and the National Security Council Senior Director for Latin America and Caribbean and Ambassador to the OAS under President George W. Bush. Ambassador Maisto was in the Foreign Service for 35 years. He served in seven countries in Latin America and East Asia, and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America. The host for this interview is Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, who represented the United States in Romania from 1998 to 2001, and is a member of the CAA Board of Directors. He currently is Chairman and CEO of Patuxent Capital Group LLC and serves in the Maryland State Senate.

The guest for this interview is Ambassador John Maisto. Ambassador Maisto was Ambassador to Nicaragua and Venezuela under President Clinton, and the National Security Council Senior Director for Latin America and Caribbean and Ambassador to the OAS under President George W. Bush. Ambassador Maisto was in the Foreign Service for 35 years. He served in seven countries in Latin America and East Asia, and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America. The host for this interview is Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, who represented the United States in Romania from 1998 to 2001, and is a member of the CAA Board of Directors. He currently is Chairman and CEO of Patuxent Capital Group LLC and serves in the Maryland State Senate.

Ambassador Donald McHenry, former US Ambassador to the UN, discusses his work with the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation's Last Mile project and development projects in Africa. The host for this interview is Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, who represented the US in Romania from 1998 to 2001, and the guest is Ambassador Donald McHenry. Recently retired, Ambassador McHenry was a Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Before teaching at Georgetown, Ambassador McHenry was the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He has also held a variety of positions in the State Department, as well as fellowships with the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations.

The host for this interview is Ambassador Jim Rosapepe, who represented the US in Romania from 1998 to 2001, and the guest is Ambassador Donald McHenry. Recently retired, Ambassador McHenry was a Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Before teaching at Georgetown, Ambassador McHenry was the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He has also held a variety of positions in the State Department, as well as fellowships with the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations.