American Academy of Diplomacy

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American Academy of Diplomacy
FoundedJuly 25, 1983;42 years ago (1983-07-25) [1] American Academy of Diplomacy". District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Retrieved July 14, 2022.</ref>
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Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [2] [3]
PurposeTo support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest.
Headquarters Washington, D.C., U.S.
President
 Ronald E. Neumann

The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, nonprofit, 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. [3] [4] [5]

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In its early years, the Academy provided the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 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

Current officers

Board of Directors

Members: [6] Frank Almaguer, Liliana Ayalde, Joyce Barr, Avis Bohlen, Michele Bond, Thomas D. Boyatt, Johnnie Carson, Charles Cobb, Kathleen Doherty, Harry Geisel, Stuart Holliday, Robert Hunter, Janice Jacobs, Laura Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Deborah McCarthy, George Moose, Tibor P. Nagy, John Negroponte, Wanda Nesbitt, Anne Patterson, Charles A. Ray, Marcie Ries, Charles Rivkin, Pamela Spratlen, Gregory Starr, Francis X. Taylor, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Mike Van Dusen, Jenonne Walker, Alexander Watson, Tony Wayne

Former officers

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

Past
  • FSOT Career Track Virtual Series
  • Michigan Ambassadors Forum
  • Texas Tech Ambassadors Forum
  • Nebraska Ambassadors Forum
  • Arthur Ross Discussions of American Diplomacy
  • Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum
  • Ambassador Speaker Series
Present
  • America's Diplomats screening and discussion
  • Hushang Ansary Forums: Global Strategies for a Global America
  • Diplomacy and Democracy
  • Diplomatic Professional Education and Training Project
  • Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence

Publications

Past Scholarships

The Philip Merrill Fellowship was last awarded in 2013. The Academy, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), awarded the Fellowship for a winning essay on the practice of American diplomacy. The fellowship provided one half of SAIS tuition for two years of study.

The Leonard Marks Foundation Award for Creative Writing on American Foreign Policy was last awarded in 2009. Participants in this contest submitted essays on specific challenges to American diplomacy, and proposed policy recommendations to address them. The Academy selected three winners at differing award levels.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Mission". academyofdiplomacy.org. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "American Academy Of Diplomacy". Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "American Academy of Diplomacy". GuideStar. Washington, DC: Candid. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "American Academy of Diplomacy: Understanding its legal definition". USLegal. USLegal. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "American Academy of Diplomacy". Idealist. Washington, DC: Idealist.org. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Board of Directors". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  7. ↑ "The Arthur Ross Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs". academyofdiplomacy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  8. ↑ "The Douglas Dillon Award for Distinguished Writing on American Diplomacy". academyofdiplomacy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  9. ↑ "Bringing America's Multilateral Diplomacy into the 21st Century". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  10. ↑ "Changing the Risk Paradigm For U.S. Diplomats". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  11. ↑ "Strengthening the Department of State". The American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  12. ↑ "Support for American Jobs: Requirements for Next-Generation Commercial Diplomacy Programs". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  13. ↑ "American Diplomacy at Risk" (PDF). academyofdiplomacy.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  14. ↑ "Diplomatic Service through Professional Education and Training". academyofdiplomacy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  15. ↑ "First Line of Defense: Ambassadors, Embassies, and American Interests Abroad". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  16. ↑ "Coalitions: Building and Maintenance". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  17. ↑ "Commercial Diplomacy and the National Interest". academyofdiplomacy.org.
  18. ↑ "Preventing Genocide". academyofdiplomacy.org.
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