Reinventing U.S. Diplomacy: A Foreign Service for the 21st Century

Amid growing recognition of the mismatch between the way American citizens view their own interests and the way U.S. leaders define the national interest, the search is on for solutions. Ambassador Marc Grossman discusses what he and fellow former diplomats think should be done to address this challenge through the American Diplomacy Project at Harvard University. Drawing upon his 29-year diplomatic career, which included service as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Grossman shares his perspective on renewing the Foreign Service for a new era—and why citizen input to reform the Foreign Service is so important. This event was presented by the Yeutter Institute and the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center and is part of the Thomas C. Sorensen Policy Seminar Series, supported by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Arts & Sciences Thomas C. Sorensen Endowment.