Nicholas Kralev is founder and Executive Director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy, an independent organization that provides practical professional training in diplomacy and international affairs.

American diplomacy has faced a combustible mix of unique challenges in recent years that have tested its agility and effectiveness. From domestic hurdles resulting from deep political divisions to a disorderly international landscape and multiple wars, those challenges are unlikely to disappear anytime soon.

Nicholas Kralev will reflect on American diplomacy’s track record since the start of the century and its readiness to navigate and influence today’s complex world, as well as on the impact the U.S. presidential election in November might have on it. He will also discuss his visits to more than 80 U.S. embassies during the research for his books America’s Other Army and Diplomatic Tradecraft, which was published recently by Cambridge University Press.

Mr. Kralev has witnessed the conduct of U.S. diplomacy for more than two decades — first as a Financial Times and Washington Times correspondent traveling with Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright around the world, and later as the founding executive director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy. He is also the host and executive producer of the TV series on diplomacy Conversations with Nicholas Kralev.

Mr. Kralev holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and speaks five languages.

Please join us for this very timely meeting!