Category Archives: Diplomat Artist Buzz

Been There, Done that “Anhinga Trail”

Over the New Year’s holiday, Ambassador Mo and I paid a return visit to one of our favorite National Parks – The Everglades, which is the third largest national park…

Jazz for the Global Soul

Music is beyond just entertainment, but part of a culture shared from Africa to the Americas to Asia and Europe. It promotes a vision of what is possible when the…

High Cost of Pollution in Life & Money

Sound economics and health concerns are behind the efforts to reduce pollution in Europe and those other states and regions that have come around to recognize the risks.  According to…

Hate Speech or Free Speech on Migrants in UK Press?

The anti-immigration movement in Britain has parlayed fear and reality of continued migration into substantial political power in effective alliance with an ever more xenophobic media. Of course this is…

Angelina Jolie Speaks to UN Security Council

An actress and artist speaking to diplomats on the political and humanitarian considerations of the never ending cycles of conflict might appear a bit at odds with past tradition.  But…

Netflix Joins World Wildlife Fund

  Enhancing our knowledge, appreciation, and activism with purpose while providing entertainment to many, that is the vision of a new joint venture that will deliver films over the Internet….

Earth Day Concert in Washington

As Washington goes so goes the world.  And this weekend ahead of Earth Day on April 22, citizens –  global or US or both –  gathered at the National Mall…

Landmines Targeted by “James Bond’s” Daniel Craig

The legacy of conflict ranges from mistrust to fear to abridged economic opportunity, but perhaps the cruelest may be landmines that continue to maim and kill years and decades after…

Message from Space Explorers: Even Sky Is Not the Limit

On this International Space Day, the men and women who have had the opportunity to reach and go beyond the bounds of our earth again recorded a message of history…

Role of the Personality in Diplomacy?

 The Supreme Leader has given Iran’s nuclear deal with the US (and other global powers) only a cool endorsement. Similarly, many US Congressional leaders, particularly Republicans, are at best unenthusiastic…