Diplomatica Global Media is growing — and we couldn’t have done it without you.
2025 was a year of real momentum. We welcomed new contributors, expanded our university partnerships to support emerging journalists, launched a redesigned website for our growing Great Reads from Around the World library, profiled our first property in Africa, secured a new venue partner, and even took home a Society of Professional Journalists’ Award.
As we look to 2026 — our eighth year — we’re building on that success. This year, we’ll expand our coverage into consulates, deepen resources for diplomats, and host more workshops, gatherings, and VIP events that bring together the global affairs and design communities.
We’re profoundly grateful to the many embassies and ambassadors who welcomed our team in 2025, representing regions across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Your hospitality, conversations, and access have helped shape the stories we tell and the communities we connect.
A special thanks to everyone who has supported Diplomatica by reading and sharing our articles, purchasing Great Reads selections, attending our events, nominating properties for profiling, or contributing financially. We are especially grateful to the D.C. Public Library, whose extensive archives, online resources, and knowledgeable staff make our research possible.
As other news outlets and newsletters hide their content behind paywalls, we are committed to keeping our articles free for all. If you or your institution would like to partner with Diplomatica in 2026, you can:
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Thank you for being part of this work and for helping Diplomatica continue to grow as a hub for diplomacy, foreign affairs, and the built environment.
Sincerely,
Molly McCluskey and the Diplomatica Global Media team.
THURSDAY JANUARY 29 7pm Eastern
Join Diplomatica Global Media for a special virtual screening of the documentary
Winning multiple awards and filmed in English, The Architects of Hope is an immersive and uplifting journey to the heart of Ukraine following five leading architects on their determined journeys to continue creating & building during wartime. Many people were displaced in the early months of the war and many careers were seemingly over. But architects are a resilient bunch and the paradox of destruction brings with it a host of intriguing creative problems for these architects to solve.
After the screening, join Diplomatica Global Media CEO and LEED Green Associate Molly McCluskey and Dr. Suzanne Morse Moomaw PhD, Chair of the Department of Urban + Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, for a discussion on the challenges of rebuilding Ukraine. Dr. Moomaw led the School of Architecture's Ukraine Green Recovery Lab, which presented student recommendations on the rebuilding of the city of Izium to the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. and other dignitaries in 2024.
All proceeds are split evenly with the filmmakers.
At the Italian ambassador’s residence, the historic Villa Firenze, diplomats, law-enforcement officials, and cultural heritage leaders gathered for “Custodians of Culture,” marking 25 years of the U.S.–Italy Cultural Property Agreement with a repatriation ceremony and policy dialogue. Framed by the setting’s old-world grandeur, the evening underscored how a technical bilateral accord has evolved into a flagship instrument of cultural diplomacy and cross-border law enforcement cooperation.
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After earning her Master of Public Diplomacy from USC in 2025, Janike Berridge spent ten weeks interning at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda—an experience that revealed the rhythms of embassy life and the deeper human connections behind diplomacy. In a series of vignettes organized around four themes—the familiar, the serendipitous, the personal, and the outdoors—she reflects on the people and moments that defined her time abroad.
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reader Nan Langen Steketee, in Philadelphia PA, writes:
"I finished The End of Drum Time and loved it. I found the description of the locality, climate, personalities, and situation clean and memorable. I know nothimg of Lars Levi Laestadius and the Laestadius Lutherans, even though I grew up Lutheran, and was glad to be informed and enlightened. The description of reindeer behavior and the challenges of grazing them winter and summer were fascinating. My heart broke for the cultural restrictions that limited the lives of women (and men) in that era.
I am glad for your program that brought my attention to a book I would never have encountered otherwise. Thank you!"With more than 200 books from 65 countries, we're well on our way to our goal of having every country represented in our literary diplomacy initiative. To nominate a book from your country, or to share a review of one of our Great Reads from Around the World selections, please get in touch.
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January 23, 2026, at 8 pm:
The
Embassy of the Czech Republic
is hosting a performance of the play
, presented by the Alliance for New Music Theatre, at the Dupont Underground
followed by a Q&A with Czech Deputy Chief of Mission Jan Havránek. More information.
January 30, 2026 at 8pm: The Austrian Cultural Forum
is presenting Austrian pianist
and actor
for an evening of poetry and music featuring a presentation of the melodrama
The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke
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Ongoing:
The
Embassy of Canada
presents
Honouring Our Future: Yukon First Nations Graduation Regalia
, an exhibition of handmade graduation garments created by and for Yukon First Nations students that celebrates cultural and academic achievement, community, and resilience. On loan from the Yukon Arts Centre and curated by Indigenous curator Lisa Dewhurst (Nlaka'pamux First Nation), the collection has previously been shown in London and Zurich and is on view January 12–May 29, 2026, at the Embassy’s art gallery, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, open to the public Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., free of charge.
