The Council's Education Team
Vice President of Education
Kristin Hutchinson
Director of Student Programs
Eric Bumbaca
Associate Director of Student Programs
Kasey Trapp

Students serve as delegates/diplomats from their assigned
country
Student delegates debate and discuss global issues and work
together to create solutions to these global issues...all while
practicing cultural diplomacy!
Model United Nations is a simulation of a meeting of the United
Nations (UN) General Assembly
The Jr. Model United Nations -
Student Diplomat Program

The Jr. Model United Nations -
Student Diplomat Program
Now that you are all student diplomats in the Jr. Model UN program, it
means that you will help to carry out the World Affairs Council's
mission, especially by practicing Cultural Diplomacy!

What is Cultural Diplomacy?
Why is learning about Cultural
Diplomacy important for your
experience as Student Diplomats
in the Jr. Model UN program?
"The promotion of shared understanding through
cultural exchange."

So...What is Diplomacy?
Diplomacy is:
The art and practice of
maintaining good
relationships between
countries
The ability to find common
ground and work toward a
common cause with others

Diplomacy can be practiced:
So...What is Diplomacy?
Between individuals
Through large
international summits,
conferences, and
organizations
Between countries

A diplomat is someone who:
What is a Diplomat?
Is skilled in managing delicate
situations
Is skilled in handling people
and communicating with
others
Can deal with people in a
sensitive and effective way

A diplomat is someone who:
What is a Diplomat?
Is appointed by their
government to conduct official
negotiations with other
countries and diplomats
Works to help their own
country by encouraging
cooperation between nations
and maintaining peace

A successful diplomat:
What Makes a Successful
Diplomat?
Knows their goals and strategies
Understands both their country's and other countries
perspectives on the topic or issue
Appreciates others' opinions, interests,
and cultures
Knows how to persuasively present creative solutions to
the shared issue

Language skills
The Diplomat Checklist!
*COMMUNICATION*
Trustworthiness
Patience
Successfully mediate differences between people
Solve problems
Strong understanding of other
cultures
Manage conflicts

In 1945, the United Nations was
founded to:
Diplomacy & The United Nations
Promote world peace
Encourage respect for human
rights
Develop good relationships
between countries
Promote cooperation in
solving the world's problems

Example: Diplomacy & The United
Nations
UNESCO - United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
Seeks to build peace through
international cooperation in
education, sciences and culture
Convention concerning the Protection
of the World Cultural and Natural
Heritage (International treaty adopted
in 1972)
UNESCO & World Heritage Sites:

So...how DOES culture tie into
diplomacy?
Let's think...

What is happening in these
photos?
Who are these people?
Where are they?
How might this represent
Cultural Diplomacy?
Let's think...

Diplomats must have an understanding of cultural norms and basic
cultural practices in the countries with whom they are dealing!
Diplomats & Cultural Awareness
What do you think some of these
things could be?
Greetings
How to address one another
Manners & Customs
Proper attire

Cultural Diplomacy & "Sustaining
Our Global Future"

Building the Sustainable
Cities of the Future
Cultural Diplomacy & "Sustaining
Our Global Future"
Creating Sustainable Food
Systems
How people navigate spaces;
who shares spaces
Types of food people eat &
food accessibility
Housing & transportation Gender roles in food
cultivation, preparation,
and distribution
Effect of globalization on
cultural food practices & habits
Considerations towards
indigenous populations
Acceptance & usage of
technologies

Why is Cultural Diplomacy
important for your experience as
Student Diplomats in the Jr. Model
UN program?
What will YOU do as Student
Diplomats to promote Cultural
Diplomacy?
Let's think...