The National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD) has launched Diplomacy After Hours, thanks to the generous support of City Winery. Diplomacy After Hours is a monthly evening program that highlights the multifaceted ways in which diplomacy is practiced and what it is like to be a diplomat.
During the first Diplomacy After Hours, Public Affairs Officer Reva Gupta and Chargé d’ Affaires at the US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, James Story spoke about life in the foreign service. Story shared his most emotional moment thus far in the service: watching the American flag being taken down for the last time before all US personnel evacuated the embassy in Caracas in March 2019. Since the first Diplomacy After Hours, NMAD has shared unique stories of American diplomacy by inviting music envoys–such as the US Air Force Band–to perform, celebrating space diplomacy with Apollo 11 astronauts, and hosting US Sports Envoy Cal Ripken, Jr.
In the coming months, Diplomacy After Hours will include a diplomacy trivia night, cultural and culinary envoys, exchange students, and many others to help tell the history, practice, and challenges of American diplomacy. To learn more about NMAD’s public programs and to attend the next Diplomacy After Hours, sign up for NMAD’s e-mail newsletters.