News Briefs

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.

C. Howard Wilkins, who served as Ambassador to the Netherlands, passed away on December 24.

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board elected Jeffrey L. Bleich as Chair and Dr. Emma Sepulveda as Vice Chair for 2017 at its annual election held November 17, 2016.