News Briefs

Ambassador James C. Rosapepe recently interviewed former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook in the latest edition of the CAALive! podcast series.

The Spring 2017 issue of The Ambassadors REVIEW is now available. Among the countries covered in this issue are Colombia, Morocco, Namibia, Ghana and Turkey. NATO and the EU are also covered in this edition. A piece on public diplomacy is included in the Spring 2017 issue of The REVIEW.

The Reverend Dr. Ambassador Suzan Johnson-Cook will be the keynote speaker at Fisk University's April 30 Baccalaureate Service.

Congratulations to Ambassador Fay Hartog Levin, who will receive an honorary degree from Knox College at its commencement exercises on June 4.

The late William T. Coleman, Jr., the second African-American to hold a cabinet post, died last month. CAA Director Ambassador Donald Bliss was acting general counsel to the Transportation Department under Mr. Coleman.

The Council of American Ambassadors has selected its Fellows for the Summer 2017 session. The rising senior undergraduates hail from eight colleges/universities from across the United States.

Congratulations to Maren Payne-Holmes and Julius Tsai, the Council's Kathryn W. Davis Public Diplomacy Fellows for 2017-2018.

The Citizens Budget Commission recently honored Ambassador Felix Rohatyn.

Congratulations to Ambassador Frank Baxter, who has been named to the USC Rossier Board of Councilors.

The Council of American Ambassadors gratefully acknowledges the generous support of its contributors during calendar year 2016.