This event is curated for a multigenerational audience of teens and adults. Participants are invited to connect with a deeper understanding of diplomacy together.
Defined as "the art and practice of building and maintaining relationships and conducting negotiations with people using tact and mutual respect", diplomacy is a vital tool in foreign policy, business, and daily life.Participants will be asked to form groups, and take the roles of stakeholders in a hypothetical, curated curriculum that has been developed by the National Museum of American Diplomacy. This is a bipartisan, neutral immersive experience for the public. In these increasingly divided times, civic learning and engagement is an incredibly important way to foster understanding, learn and develop tools, and have conversations that have a lasting impact on communities at home and abroad.
The fish population off the coast of the Federated States of Hiroot is rapidly depleting due to overfishing. While Hiroot depends on fish for food and trade, it lacks the resources to effectively police its coastal waters. Recently, ships from the nearby country of Uzan have been spotted illegally fishing in Hiroot’s exclusive economic zone. A summit has been called with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Wildlife Fund, and the governments of Hiroot, Uzan, and the United States to discuss the problem.
In this hypothetical simulation, patrons will take on the roles of the U.S. Department of State and other key stakeholders as they negotiate to resolve this crisis in our oceans. The exercise will develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, communication, and global competence.
