John Shaw is a contributing writer for the Diplomat and is the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is one of the most skilled and ...

Michèle Flournoy speaks in calm, measured tones about some of the world’s most terrifying crises, from coronavirus and nuclear weapons to Afghanistan and Iran. But that doesn’t mean her words carry ...

The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,600 islands in Southeast Asia, is the world’s fourth-most vulnerable country when it comes to natural disasters. And a new report by UNICEF Philippines warns that ...

In an Oct. 5 webinar hosted by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI), Ibrahim discussed his energy-rich country’s regional priorities with S. Frederick Starr, the organization’s chairman, and ...

The Embassy of Iceland rolled out the red carpet last month for Costa Rican jurist Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, during his ...

Philippine Ambassador José Manuel del Gallego Romualdez is interviewed by Washington Diplomat news editor Larry Luxner during the Ambassador Insider Series on Nov. 12. (All photos by Ben Droz) The ...

Antony Anderson is Jamaica's ambassador to the United States. (Photo by Derrick Scott) Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Antony Anderson had been on the job for exactly five months as Jamaica’s ambassador to the ...

Diplomatic envoys attending the celebrate Timor-Leste accession to ASEAN on Nov. 10. Last month, the Embassy of Timor-Leste celebrated the nation’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian ...

The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,600 islands in Southeast Asia, is the world’s fourth-most vulnerable country when it comes to natural disasters. And a new report by UNICEF Philippines warns that ...

Allyson Browne McKithen, World Trade Center executive director; DC Secretary Kimberly A. Bassett; and John P. Drew, of the Drew Company, are joined by ambassadors representing their diplomatic ...

Last month, the Embassy of Timor-Leste celebrated the nation’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). After years of negotiations towards securing its official recognition as ...

Diplomats from Croatia, Guinea and Sudan join US government officials, awardees and attendees onstage at USIDHR's 2025 gala. (Photo by Patricia McDougall) The US Institute of Diplomacy and Human ...