Council of American Ambassadors

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ambassadors Roundtable
The next two Ambassadors Roundtable luncheons will be held on Wednesday, September 15 and Tuesday, December 7 at noon at The Metropolitan Club (1700 H Street, NW). Please contact the Council office for further information regarding this event.

Fall Conference in Austin, TX
Our Fall 2010 Conference will be held on October 10-12 in Austin, Texas.

AMBASSADOR CHARLES T. MANATT ELECTED PRESIDENT

Ambassador Charles T. Manatt has been elected President of the Council of American Ambassadors (CAA).

Ambassador Manatt is the founder of the law firm, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. He began his legal career in the area of banking and financial services. His practice now focuses on international, administrative and corporate law.

The United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 1999 to 2001, Ambassador Manatt is the former President of the California Bankers Association, former Chairman of the California Democratic party and former Chairman of the Democratic party of the United States.

Read the press release on the President''s Welcome page of our Web site.

CAA FELLOWS - CLASS OF 2010

The Council extends congratulations to our Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg Fellows for 2010:

Andrew Basham from the University of the Pacific
Felipe Bustamante from New York University
Caitlin Garrison from Arizona State University
Patrick May from Dickinson College
Elizabeth Skurdahl from the University of San Diego
Maria Slater from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Testimonials from all classes of Annenberg Fellows are found in the "Programs" section under "International Affairs Fellowship."

DAVIS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FELLOWSHIP

The Council is pleased to announce that Ms. Michelle Lee has been selected as the Council''s 2010-2011 Davis Public Diplomacy Fellow. Previously, Ms. Lee worked on public diplomacy programs and public affairs for Central America and Cuba, was a Political Officer in Berlin, Germany, and a Political and Consular Officer in Accra, Ghana. She is now a Public Diplomacy Officer and in summer 2010, Ms. Lee will join the State Department''s Bureau of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs as a policy planning officer.

The Davis Public Diplomacy Fellowship program combines on-the-job training with academic study and mentoring by former U.S. ambassadors, public diplomacy officers and communications executives. Its purpose is to enhance the conduct and practice of U.S. public diplomacy through the provision of specialized training and mentoring opportunities for mid-career officers.

THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW

The Presidency: A Need for Greatness Again
David M. Abshire, President of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Co-Founder of the Center for Strategic and International Studies United States Ambassador to NATO, 1983-1987

In Pursuit of Peace
Alan Doss, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

From Relief to Recovery: The American Red Cross Response in the Wake of Haiti's Devastating Earthquake
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman of the American Red Cross United States Ambassador to Finland, 2001-2003

President Obama Implements His Arms Control Agenda
Ellen O. Tauscher, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

Key Facts about the New START Treaty
The White House, March 26, 2010

Embassy Architecture: Time to Stop, Review and Rethink
Victor H. Ashe, United States Ambassador to Poland, 2004-2009

United States-Vietnam Relations: How Far We've Come
Michael W. Michalak, United States Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Spain-United States: A Strong Partnership
Jorge Dezcallar, Ambassador of Spain to the United States

Irish-British Relations and the Establishment of Agreed Political Institutions in Northern Ireland
Michael Collins, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States

Energy Security: For a Stronger Foreign Policy and a Safer Nation
Robbie Diamond, Founder and President, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)

On US-Global Leadership
Stuart W. Holliday, President and Chief Executive Officer, Meridian International Center United States Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, 2003-2005

THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES

The current issue of The Ambassadors REVIEW is available in selected Barnes and Noble bookstores nationwide and at the following bookstores: American University, Georgetown University, Politics and Prose of Washington, DC, Stanford University and Yale University.