The Una Chapman Cox Foundation is dedicated to a strong professional U.S. Foreign Service. In collaboration with the Department of State and other program partners, it supports excellence in recruitment, professional development and public awareness.
The Foundation serves this mission through programs that enhance the recruitment, professionalism and effectiveness of the U.S. Foreign Service, improve the well-being and retention of its best employees and their families, and increase public knowledge and understanding of the Foreign Service and its role in supporting U.S. interests.
Meet one of our 2017-2018 Fellows, Christopher Teal. Christopher is spending his sabbatical year working expanding on his research of the first African-American diplomat, Ebenezer Bassettin. In cooperation with Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Chris will be producing a documentary on Bassett’s life, work, and impact on the Foreign Service and diplomacy.
We’re proud to announce our partnership with AAD on two great podcasts: “The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation” and “American Diplomat: Real Stories Behind the News.” Through these podcasts, listeners get an inside look into what diplomacy is and what it looks like on the ground, straight from the diplomats and US agency officials that make it happen.
