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The Museum To Come

The National Museum of American Diplomacy will be the first museum to give visitors unprecedented access to the untold stories of how diplomacy has been instrumental to our success as a nation, and how it continues to influence our lives today. the museum is a public-private partnership currently raising funds for the completion of the museum.

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The National Museum of American Diplomacy tells the story of the history, practice, and challenges of American diplomacy. Through exhibitions and programs, we inspire the American public to discover diplomacy and how it impacts their lives every day.

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Exhibit on View Diplomacy Is Our Mission

Discover the often surprising story of how diplomacy has shaped our nation. This exhibit is a preview of the stories and artifacts to be featured in the completed museum.
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Online Exhibit #HerDiplomacy

Discover some of these dedicated women during Women’s History Month and throughout the year.
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Online Exhibit Bringing #AmericansHome

Learn more about the service of our nation’s diplomats as international first responders to this global pandemic.

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Dive Deeper into the World of American Diplomacy

Diplomacy 101

Get an introduction to what U.S. diplomacy is and who conducts it.

Diplomacy Explorer

Learn how the United States operates around the world by exploring our embassies and topics abroad.

Educational Resources

Facilitate understanding and critical thinking of these complex topics with prompts, lesson plans, and a diplomacy dictionary.

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Latest Updates from the National Museum of American Diplomacy

The National Museum of American Diplomacy offers first-hand stories of American diplomacy. See our most recent programs featuring diplomats, foreign policy experts, historians and other people from the ground in our Pavilion’s lower level.

2020 Artifact Highlights National Museum of American Diplomacy

Our Favorite Artifact Acquisitions of 2020

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For the National Museum of American Diplomacy, building our artifact collection has always involved a focus on both the past and the present. Collecting has focused on not only documenting historical events and individuals, but also the work being done by diplomats today. For 2020, as historic events shook the world, “collecting the present” took…

Artifact Collection Highlights: Ambassador Dudley’s Passport and Items From a Diplomatic Courier

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The National Museum of American Diplomacy has collected some significant items in recent weeks. These include a diplomatic passport issued to Ambassador Edward R. Dudley, the first African American to hold the rank of ambassador. The passport joins a number of documents, letters, and photographs from Dudley’s trailblazing service collected in 2019. Also collected were…

Diplomacy Classroom: The Great Seal

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On October 20, the National Museum of America Diplomacy (NMAD) hosted another Diplomacy Classroom program, this time looking at the Great Seal of the United States. The seal is impressed upon thousands of official documents such as treaties and commissions each year. NMAD Public Historian Dr. Alison Mann and Education Director Lauren Fischer discussed the…

Hispanic Diplomats Diplomacy After Hours

Diplomacy After Hours: A Candid Conversation with Hispanic Diplomats

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On October 14, in commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Museum of American Diplomacy co-hosted its Diplomacy After Hours Program with the Hispanic Employees Council of Foreign Affairs Agencies and R/PPR’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. The program featured the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Next Level Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador Pinqy Ring, Senior…

An Ongoing Mission

As the museum now turns its attention to Phase II of construction and exhibit design and fabrication, we are continuing our capital campaign to raise an additional $40 million in funding toward this important project. If you are interested in supporting this project, please contact our director Mary Kane (pictured, right) at NMAD@state.gov or donate online with the Diplomacy Center Foundation.

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