Council Roundup

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

The Council congratulates:

Ambassador Michael DeSombre  for his appointment as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Read here

Other highlights include:

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley  spoke with the Palm Beach Civic Association about the importance of aid programs including USAID. Read here.

Ambassador Jeff Bleich will speak to the Community Engagement Committee of Peidmont Education regarding what is behind the fall in democracy worldwide.  Read here.

He also joined Eleni Psaltis in a podcast for  Radio National Breakfast discussing Australia and tariffs.  Listen here.

Ambassador Ryan Crocker  spoke on peace and global relations:

• President Trump's plan to take over Gaza.  Read here.
• Pathways to Peace for Israel and Palestine.  Read here.
• The world and global relations.  Listen here.

Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat spoke at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies on why diplomats fail or succeed . Read here.

Ambassador Antonio Garza  presents 'A Win-Win Approach to Latin America' in the Catalyst, A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute . Read here.

He also discusses the effects of tariffs in his newsletter, 'Tariffs, Tyrants and Trump'.  Read here.

Ambassador Gordon Giffin in an interview with CPAC said he does not think the country will be hit with damaging tariffs . Read here.

Ambassador James Gilmore  was featured in NewsMax  as follows:

• 'Retreat No Option for Defending Liberty' . Read here.
• Discussed national security and the latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  Listen here.
• Discussed Putin not cooperating with Trump.  Listen here.

He was interviewed on the  Peace & Power Podcast where he discussed Ukraine.  Listen here.

Ambassador Gilmore was also welcomed to the Board of Directors at the Institute for the Study of War.  Read here.

Ambassador Bruce Heyman was interviewed on CNN regarding President Trump imposing tariffs on Canada . Listen here.

Ambassador Stuart Holliday hosted the Meridian International Center semi-annual "Welcome to Washington" event for newly appointed foreign ambassadors . Read here.

Ambassador/Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson wrote 'NATO Remains our Best Defense' in the  Dallas Morning News.  Read here.

She also spoke to the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce in preparation for NATO's Parliamentary Assembly visit to Dayton.  Read here.

She was one of four members of the University of Texas at Austin community recognized with the Presidential Citation Award. Read here.

Ambassador John Loeb, Jr  has 28 rarely exhibited paintings on display at the Bruce Museum in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism.  “The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark” is on view through November 30, 2025. Read here.

Ambassador Peter Pham weighed in on how President Trump can counter China in a podcast, 'China Has Been Building Influence for Years. How will Trump Respond'. Listen here.

Ambassador Jeanne Phillips was appointed as board member of Dallas Economic Development Corp.  Listen here.

Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal  discussed navigating the complexities of representing the interests of the United States in the midst of a global reordering at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Read here.

Ambassador Carla Sands  discussed the smartest thing Greenland can do as President Trump amplifies "takeover" talk. Read here.

She also discusses the diplomatic and strategic relations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States with  NTD Newsroom. Listen  here.

Ambassador Gordon Sondland said nothing should be off the table when it comes to United States-Canada trade.  Read here.

Ambassador Charles Stith wrote 'Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf in the White House' in  Business Day.  Read here.

Ambassador Meg Whitman shared her experiences as Ambassador to Kenya and spoke about the country's pressing issues. Listen here.

Department of State and CAA Panel on March 18, 2025

The Council was invited back to share the life “Life of an Ambassador” with the U.S. Department of State’s Spring 2025 interns.

(Left to Right) Ambassador Wos, Ambassador Hughes, and Ambassador Gabriel shared their life experiences that led to becoming an Ambassador.

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