News Briefs

Congratulations to Council member and former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright who received the inaugural Great Americans Award from the National Museum of American History.

Ambassador David H. Wilkins has been appointed to the Board of Directors of United Community Bank Inc.

CAA member Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis, the first Greek American woman ambassador, will receive the Aristeon Award in December.

Ambassador Mark W. Erwin’s new book, “The Powers: 12 Principles to Transform Your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary,” is now available. Ambassador Erwin served in Mauritius from 1999-2001.

Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin (US Ambassador to the Netherlands, 2009-2011) has been named a trustee of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States.

The Spring 2016 issue of The Ambassadors REVIEW is available online.

Elise Crane, a public diplomacy desk officer focused on Ukraine within the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, and Jason Frohnmayer, the press and public diplomacy officer in the State Department’s Office of Public Affairs, Planning and Coordination, were selected as the 2016-2017 Davis Public Diplomacy Fellows.

CAA Vice Chairman and Endowment Fund Founding Member Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. was honored at an April 14 luncheon hosted by the George Washington University President Steven Knapp and the GWU campus community.

The Council of American Ambassadors has selected the 2016 Class of International Affairs Fellows. The Fellowship program enables outstanding undergraduate students to come to Washington, D.C. and participate in a prestigious summer program that combines mentoring by former U.S. ambassadors, practical training through internships at the Department of State, and academic studies in international affairs.

Ambassador Rockwell A. Schnabel (US Ambassador to Finland, 1986-1989) has joined the Advisory Board of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.