Podcast Mission

How do US Ambassadors and US military leaders work together across the globe and carry out US foreign policy? Listen to unique conversations between senior ambassadors and officer during which they talk about leading their missions and building their personal partnership as they worked in key countries and regions, including combat zones including Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Israel, West Africa, Russia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Haiti, India, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and much more.

The program is a project of The American Academy of Diplomacy and is hosted by Board Member Ambassador (ret) Deborah McCarthy. The project has been supported by The Una Chapman Cox Foundation and subsequently by UNC Global at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Current support is provided by Dataminr.

Goals

We start conversations to show the importance of cooperation across the State Department and the Department of Defense. These conversations give exclusive insight into the actors behind great political and military affairs. Also of great importance to us, the General and the Ambassador seeks to inform and prepare the next generation of policymakers, diplomats, and military officials.