Tara Sonenshine

Tara Sonenshine is the former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She is on the board of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group.

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U.S. vs the World? Women as Top Political Leaders

By , February 10, 2016 in Global HotSpots

To this day, most prime ministers and presidents are men. Women are not even close, despite some progress.

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2014 In The Rear View Mirror

By , December 31, 2014 in EconoMatters

Let’s close the books on 2014 with a degree of joy that the year is ending.

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Nurses Urgently Needed: Another Critical Global Shortage

By , October 19, 2014 in EconoMatters

Why nurses need us to care.

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Health Diplomacy vs. Health Terrorism

By , September 13, 2014 in Global HotSpots

Two sides of a deadly coin.

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Water as the Oil of the 21st Century

By , August 31, 2014 in Global Diary

Water, water everywhere … and nowhere.

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Ebola: An Opportunity for Public Diplomacy

By , August 4, 2014 in Global HotSpots

The Ebola virus is proof that foreign policy is not “foreign.”

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WANTED: A Foreign Policy Slogan

By , June 27, 2014 in Rethinking America

The search for a “post” to describe U.S foreign policy continues.

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It’s Memorial Day: Give Your Kid a Break

By , May 25, 2014 in Global Diary

The SAT bores and tortures students – and has nothing to do with education.

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The Balkans Challenge: Can Weather Woes Forge Political Partnerships?

By , May 19, 2014 in Global HotSpots

The storm clouds over the Balkans have a silver lining, as they may help the region find solidarity.

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Food and Foreign Policy: A Diplomatic Cuisine

By and , March 2, 2014 in Globalist Perspective

What can food teach us about global conflicts and creative diplomacy?

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