Family peach yogurt tasting results are in! Yoplait Yogurt original and Oui tie for first place despite FAGE coming in as the favorite among half of the judges. Too Good was unanimous loser. noosa yoghurt missing in action. #WeAreOverlyCulturedToday

Today at a panel on Strengthening Foreign Policy Through Subnational Diplomacy, I talked about the importance of city & state engagement in facing global challenges & previewed the Cities Summit of the Americas. Thanks to The Brookings Institution, Meridian International Center, and audience for great Qs!

.Secretary Antony Blinken becomes first Secretary of State to address U.S. Mayors conference delivering big speech on #SubnationalDiplomacy state.gov/secretary-anto…

The Community College Global Affairs Fellowship is a FULLY PAID @meridianintl program for 30 cc/transfer students to engage in a 2-month mentorship & 2-week summer program in Washington, DC. March 1 application. Info session tomorrow. Learn more here: meridian.org/project/commun…

Excited to promote the Community College Global Affairs Fellowship & share how community college students can join the intl affairs workforce at this year's ccidglobal conference. #CCIDINDC #ccgaf #DiplomacyRISE Apply to Fellowship here: meridian.org/project/commun…

When your ideas come true thanks to great people Frank Justice On Jan27th ECUSA Meridian International Center organized“𝘿𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨” w/ 🌍 leaders The White House,Department of State,Amb. Spratlen,Embassy of Spain USA United Nations Foundation

Congrats @patriciagruver for the launch of Tech Diplomacy Network as highlighted in this @WEF article. weforum.org/agenda/2023/02…

This week, Meridian heads to ATX to host a panel SXSW EDU, " Pathways for Global Affairs on College Campuses" #SXSWEDU23 Join us this Thursday: ow.ly/xlPa50N1220

Thank you for a great session @meridianintl, The Secretary's Office of Diversity and Inclusion, & Lone Star College! I really enjoyed talking about how to get our young people engaged in the work of city and state diplomacy & how local leaders can help students access opportunities. #SXSWEDU23 #SXSWEDU

While many 🇺🇸 lawmakers focus on TikTok, 🇨🇳 will host the leaders of the world’s 7th 🇫🇷, 12th 🇧🇷, & 14th 🇪🇸 largest economies (+ the 🇪🇺 Commission President) within the next 11 days. 🇨🇳 potential role in facilitating 🇺🇦 peace talks will be on the agendas. What to expect?🧵

ChatGPT taught itself to do advanced chemistry. It wasn't built into the model. Nobody programmed it to learn complicated chemistry. It decided to teach itself, then made its knowledge available to anyone who asked. Something is coming. We aren't ready.

Terrific Ben Terris article on the effectiveness of Oksana Markarova in navigating DC's networking scene & the true purpose of these "parties". There is always an objective to the working evenings. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023…

Nearly all challenges we face from climate change to pandemics to migration are global. We need to work together across borders, sectors, & communities to uncover solutions. Tune in today at 10 am ET as Meridian International Center elaborates on how #AllDiplomacyIsLocal diplomacyforum.meridian.org

Many thanks to Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, Ty and Melani for hosting the #ccgaf Fellows today for the Juneteenth Freedom Celebration. Tomorrow we kick off the Meridian International Center #diplomacyrise program Peace Corps and the Architect of the Capitol (AOC)

Great to talk to Meridian International Center’s Community College Global Affairs Fellows about careers in international relations. I met inspiring students who were interested in working for the UN. And I was happy to tell them all about our organization.

Why cultural diplomacy matters... thehill.com/opinion/intern…

Today I told students that diplomacy helps build consensus among countries so they can collectively tackle the challenges that affect us all. Many threats don't respect national borders. That's why we have to work together. And that's what the UN is all about.

We should all be tremendously proud of Secretary Antony Blinken, Special Representative Cormier Smith & Department of State for their efforts to combat racism around the world. It was a pleasure to join fellow anti-racsim advocates at today's ceremony to honor six global anti-racism champions. state.gov/2023-secretary…

Exciting to see Department of State modernizing sister city partnerships as we enter a new era of subnational diplomacy. state.gov/state-departme…

At Meridian International Center, we believe the role of the diplomat goes well beyond the government official. This terrific article by Suzanne Nossel in Just Security goes into the importance of the artist as a defender of rights and democracy. #CulturalDiplomacy justsecurity.org/87821/the-over…