Dining with a Dozen Diplomats, A Culinary Holiday Special: Part Two

The Delegates Lounge

Welcome back to the second part of our culinary special podcast miniseries: “Dining with a Dozen Diplomats.” Discover how joining together over a simmering pot of gumbo or carving a roast lamb can bridge cultural divides and foster diplomacy. Above all, get ready for some practical tips on hosting with warmth and creativity, even when things don't go according to plan. In the first episode, in our playlist below, our host J. Alex Tarquinio elicited recipes and reminisces from foreign ministers and permanent representatives, so-called because they lead their country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. In this episode, we continue the conversation with ambassadors and with the president of the United Nations Delegations Spouse’s Club, as we delve deep into the secret sauce of gastrodiplomacy.

Contributors:

The Delegates Lounge

J. Alex Tarquinio (host). @alextarquinio of @delegateslounge

Australia

H.E. Rebecca Bryant, Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. @BecsBry @AustraliaUN

Malta

H.E. Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations. @_VanessaFrazier @MaltaUNMission

United States

H.E. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations. @USUN

Zambia

Mrs. Cecilia Kanyangwa Milambo, President of the United Nations Delegations Spouse’s Club and of the United Nations African Ambassadors Spouses Group; spouse of H.E. Dr. Chola Milambo, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United Nations. https://www.facebook.com/UNDWCNewyork/

References

The host mentioned her essay about soft power in Foreign Policy:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/06/russia-ukraine-soft-power-culture-diplomacy-fellas-nafo/

U.S. President Richard Nixon ate with chopsticks at a banquet given in his honor by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972. It’s an example of gastrodiplomacy making an impact on world history.

https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/nixon-chopsticks

Visit our website to discover some of the recipes suggested in episodes one and two of our culinary special, “Dining with a Dozen Diplomats.”

Chapters

1. Dining with a Dozen Diplomats, A Culinary Holiday Special: Part Two (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:40)

3. Ambassador Greenfield's Gumbo Recipe (00:03:41)

4. Ambassador Frazier of Malta (00:07:34)

5. Deputy Ambassador Bryant of Australia (00:23:18)

6. Ambassador Milambo of Zambia's wife Cecilia (00:34:06)