David J. Smith

C-Span’s Journey Through Diplomatic History: 1/14/18 and 1/21/18

Please be sure to tune into C-SPAN3’s “American Artifacts” program on January 14 and 21 at either 6 pm or 10 pm for a two-part program on the United States Diplomacy Center and its excellent artifact collection. The program will also be available online at www.c-span.org/series/?americanArtifacts. “American Artifacts” will feature the Diplomacy Center’s curator, Kathryn Speckart, and historian, Alison Mann, discussing more than 30ContinueContinue reading “C-Span’s Journey Through Diplomatic History: 1/14/18 and 1/21/18”

Visiting Robben Island and Meeting Itumeleng Makwela

For the past several weeks, my family and I have been traveling in southern Africa. We went there to visit our son who is serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia. During our time we visited not only Namibia, but Zambia (going to Victoria Falls), and South Africa. Most of our South Africa travels wereContinueContinue reading “Visiting Robben Island and Meeting Itumeleng Makwela”

Featured Peacebuilding Group: Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute

For this week’s Featured Peacebuilding Group, I’d like to share about Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute. Few higher academic institutions in the U.S. have done as much to advance peacebuilding work. I’ve been honored over the years to work with the institute, which is an integral part of the Orlando, FL community. Click hereContinueContinue reading “Featured Peacebuilding Group: Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute”