{"670925":{"#nid":"670925","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Launches Diplomats-in-Residence Program ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs has launched a diplomat-in-residence program designed to give students powerful insights into the political, economic, cultural, and strategic issues that shape our world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program, supported by a generous gift from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, launched Nov. 8 with a symposium on economic and commercial diplomacy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Silverman, former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, was among the first to join the program. He was joined by Louise Blais, former Canadian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Consul General in Atlanta, and Robert G. Bell, a Nunn School professor of the practice and former senior civilian representative of the U.S. Secretary of Defense in Europe and former defense advisor to the U.S. ambassador to NATO.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cStudents in the Nunn School have long benefitted from the expertise of national security experts such as Gen. Philip Breedlove, Adm. Sandy Winnefeld, and Michele Flournoy with vast experience in defense and national security decision-making,\u201d said Adam N. Stulberg, Sam Nunn Chair and professor in the School. \u201cWith the addition of this program, we can now offer our students even more opportunities to gain practical insight into the complex interplay of diplomacy, commerce, and culture around the world.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe diplomats will teach courses, including one on case studies in diplomacy and a mini-mester course on soft power and diplomacy. They also will hold informal mentoring sessions for students to discuss careers in foreign service.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey also hope to engage with student groups with an interest in diplomacy and international affairs, such as the Model UN, Alexander Hamilton Society, and related affinity groups on campus, Stulberg said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nov. 8 event, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/events\/item\/669839\/enhancing-economic-commercial-diplomacy-today-global-challenges\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEnhancing Economic and Commercial Diplomacy for Today\u2019s Global Challenges\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d featured a discussion about improving the effectiveness of U.S. economic diplomacy, including implications of U.S. economic and commercial diplomacy for American companies, advancing U.S. business interests abroad, and leveraging economic tools to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpeakers included senior executives from Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, former U.S. diplomats, and others.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event was organized by the Nunn School, co-sponsored by Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), and generously supported by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Bank of America.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe diplomats will teach courses, including one on case studies in diplomacy and a mini-mester course on soft power and diplomacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The diplomats will teach courses, including one on case studies in diplomacy and a mini-mester course on soft power and diplomacy."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2023-11-07 15:28:48","changed_gmt":"2023-11-21 16:49:01","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672289":{"id":"672289","type":"image","title":"A diplomatic passport","body":"\u003Cp\u003EA person holding a diplomatic passport.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1699370941","gmt_created":"2023-11-07 15:29:01","changed":"1699370941","gmt_changed":"2023-11-07 15:29:01","alt":"A person holding a diplomatic passport.","file":{"fid":"255504","name":"AdobeStock_288934815 (1).jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/07\/AdobeStock_288934815%20%281%29.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/07\/AdobeStock_288934815%20%281%29.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6882784,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/07\/AdobeStock_288934815%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=RyIGIA6J"}}},"media_ids":["672289"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}