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American Academy of Diplomacy

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name	American Academy of Diplomacy
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date	18 November 2025
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title	American Academy of Diplomacy
website	GuideStar
publisher	Candid
location	Washington, DC
accessdate	6 December 2025
language	English
founded
status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
purpose	To support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest.
leader_title	President
leader_name	Ronald E. Neumann
headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.

The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. They have served the United States as chiefs of mission in major embassies abroad, and/or equivalent high-level foreign policy positions in Washington.

In its early years, the Academy provided the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with commentary on the qualifications of those nominated by the President as ambassadors, but today it only does so in exceptional circumstances, such as if the Board of Directors feels strongly about a nominee's lack of qualifications to be ambassador.

The academy is financially supported by its members, and by grants from foundations and corporate contributors.

Leadership

Current officers

Chairman: Thomas A. Shannon
Vice-Chairman: Alonzo Fulgham
President: Ronald E. Neumann
Treasurer: Nicholas A. Veliotes
Secretary: Molly Williamson
Managing Director: Maria Reissaus

Board of Directors

Members: Frank Almaguer, Liliana Ayalde, Joyce Barr, Avis Bohlen, Michele Bond, Thomas D. Boyatt, Johnnie Carson, Charles Cobb, Kathleen Doherty, Harry Geisel, Stuart Holliday, Robert Hunter, Janice Jacobs, Laura Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Deborah McCarthy, George Moose, Tibor P. Nagy, John Negroponte, Wanda Nesbitt, Anne Patterson, Charles A. Ray, Marcie Ries, Charles Rivkin, Pamela Spratlen, Gregory Starr, Francis X. Taylor, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Mike Van Dusen, Jenonne Walker, Alexander Watson, Tony Wayne

Former officers

Former Chairmen: Sol M. Linowitz, Frank C. Carlucci, Rozanne Ridgway, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Max M. Kampelman, Samuel Lewis, Joseph J. Sisco, Arthur Hartman, Thomas R. Pickering
Former Presidents: Bruce Laingen, Brandon Grove, David H. Popper, David D. Newsom

Awards

The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy :The Academy hosts an annual awards luncheon at the Department of State to recognize an individual or group who has made exemplary contributions to the field of American diplomacy.
The Arthur Ross Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs :Since 2004, the Academy has presented the Arthur Ross Award to journalists who have produced the most compelling and insightful pieces concerning American diplomatic efforts.
The Douglas Dillon Award for Distinguished Writing on American Diplomacy :Since 1995, the Academy has awarded an annual prize for a book of distinction on the practice of American diplomacy. This award honors those who broaden public understanding of the need for excellence in American diplomacy.

Programs

Past	Present

Publications

Bringing America's Multilateral Diplomacy into the 21st Century (2022)
Changing the Risk Paradigm for U.S. Diplomats (2021)
Strengthening the Department of State (2019)
Support for American Jobs: Requirements for Next-Generation Commercial Diplomacy Programs (2016)
American Diplomacy at Risk (2015)
Diplomacy in a Time of Scarcity (2012)
First Line of Defense: Ambassadors, Embassies, and American Interests Abroad
Coalitions: Building and Maintenance
Commercial Diplomacy and the National Interest
Preventing Genocide

Past Scholarships

The Philip Merrill Fellowship was last awarded in 2013. The Academy, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), awarded the Fellowship for a winning essay on the practice of American diplomacy. The fellowship provided one half of SAIS tuition for two years of study.

The Leonard Marks Foundation Award for Creative Writing on American Foreign Policy was last awarded in 2009. Participants in this contest submitted essays on specific challenges to American diplomacy, and proposed policy recommendations to address them. The Academy selected three winners at differing award levels.

References

[https://corponline.dcra.dc.gov/BizEntity.aspx/ViewEntityData?entityId=2783021 American Academy of Diplomacy]". ''District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs''. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
"The American Academy of Diplomacy - Mission". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Board of Directors".
"The Arthur Ross Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"The Douglas Dillon Award for Distinguished Writing on American Diplomacy". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Bringing America's Multilateral Diplomacy into the 21st Century".
"Changing the Risk Paradigm For U.S. Diplomats".
"Strengthening the Department of State".
"Support for American Jobs: Requirements for Next-Generation Commercial Diplomacy Programs". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"American Diplomacy at Risk". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Diplomatic Service through Professional Education and Training". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"First Line of Defense: Ambassadors, Embassies, and American Interests Abroad". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Coalitions: Building and Maintenance". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Commercial Diplomacy and the National Interest". academyofdiplomacy.org.
"Preventing Genocide". academyofdiplomacy.org.

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