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January 19, 2021
Diplomats in pre-COVID times deliberate before the Security Council at UN s New York headquarters. (Larry Luxner)
In 2010, when 150 people from 57 countries gathered in Washington for Access DC’s 10th Annual Young Diplomats Reception, the buzz was all about WikiLeaks the unauthorized publication of some 250,000 classified State Department cables from 270 overseas postings.
That evening’s theme was “The Intersection Between Technology and Statecraft: Social Media and its Global Impact.”
Ten years later, Access DC an arm of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) hosted the same event. Only this time, there was no reception, no drinks and no handshakes. Held Dec. 21 via Zoom, its theme was “A New Frontier: Diplomacy in a Virtual World.”