Season 1 Episode 10: Fmr. U.S. Diplomat, Chris Richardson, on Re-imagining Foreign Policy toward Global Liberation

Have you ever asked yourself: Who are the people that represent America on the international stage?

Our guest this week, former U.S. Diplomat and Immigration attorney, Chris Richardson, answers that and more. Chris Richardson spent 7 years as a diplomat and served in Nigeria, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Spain. In this episode, he discusses his newly published article in the NY Times titled: The State Department Was Designed to Keep African-Americans Out and offers us a unique insight into the mindset of his white colleagues as it pertains to their understanding and acknowledgment of racial and cultural strife in other countries versus their own country - America. 

You should NOT miss this episode if: 

• You want to learn how the State Department has historically prevented African Americans from joining the diplomatic community. 

• You wish to understand the domestic and global implications of having a predominately white Foreign Service represent America.  

• You want to learn how the Black travel movement can contribute to American diplomacy, particularly with predominately Black countries. 

• You would like to understand what a radical reimagination of the State Department could look like and what this would mean for a new and liberated global society.

Whew! There's a lot to unpack there. And we do just that on this week's episode of The Buddy Pass!

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