Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton and "Cultural Diplomacy" ... (from a Facebook entry, slightly edited) Note from a non-memoir ...


John Brown As I reach a certain age I remember a White House "cultural diplomacy" conference https://www.c-span.org/video/...
at the end of the Clinton administration at which I had the privilege to be a notetaker. The first WH dignitary to appear was the First Lady, who spoke dryly, uninspiringly, sans evident appreciation for "culture" as a dynamic, energizing element in foreign relations -- for a very "oh-so-business-like " 20 minutes (was it that long?) to distinguished cultural figures from all over the world. She could have been delivering a legal brief on how to fix WH toilets -- then, after her rather condescending "I'm so busy" appearance, she vanished....  

Conference on Culture and Diplomacy
Following welcoming remarks, participants talked about the importance of art

No comments: