The Diplomatic Culinary Partnership embraces and utilizes food, hospitality, and the dining experience as diplomatic tools to engage foreign dignitaries, bridge cultures, and strengthen relationships with civil society.
In partnership with the James Beard Foundation, the Department of State has curated the American Culinary Corps, a network of more than 80 of the United States’ influential chefs and culinary professionals who participate in programs and events on behalf of the Department of State in the United States and abroad to foster cross-cultural exchange. Participants from the American Culinary Corps, the foreign Diplomatic Corps, culinary community members, and U.S. government officials gathered in-person on February 9, 2023 to celebrate the Department of State’s strides to advance the nation’s culinary diplomacy.
Remarks and Releases
- February 9, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At Diplomatic Culinary Partnership Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
- February 7, 2023 ShareAmerica: Award-winning cuisine serves up Indigenous cultures
- February 7, 2023 Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the Diplomatic Culinary Partnership Reception
Programs
American Culinary Corps Members
Name | City | State |
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Adams, Bleu | Provo | UT |
Akunowicz, Karen | Boston | MA |
Albisu, Victor | Vienna | VA |
Andrés, José | Washington | DC |
Barreto, Angel | Washington | DC |
Bianco, Christopher | Phoenix | AZ |
Bickford, Megan | New Orleans | LA |
Bouguettaya, Warda | Farmington | MI |
Brandwein, Amy | Washington | DC |
Broussard, Maya Camille | Chicago | IL |
Bruner-Yang, Erik | Washington | DC |
Button, Katherine | Asheville | NC |
Castro, Ana | New Orleans | LA |
Chang, Tracy | Cambridge | MA |
Cohen, Leah | New York | NY |
Cookston, Melissa | Hernando | MS |
de la Vega, Iliana | Austin | TX |
Dooley, Carl | Boston | MA |
Egger, Robert | Los Cerrillos | NM |
Erickson, Renee | Seattle | WA |
Friedman, Michael | Washington | DC |
Glover, Caroline | Denver | CO |
Gonzalez, Fernando | Riverdale Park | MD |
Gourdet, Gregory | Portland | OR |
Grant, Jerome | Washington | DC |
Gregg, Ashleigh | Asheville | NC |
Ha, Christine | Houston | TX |
Hall, Carla | Washington | DC |
Hill, Matthew | Arlington | VA |
Holland, Tanya | Oakland | CA |
Irabién, Christian | Washington | DC |
Irani, Meherwan | Asheville | NC |
Jew, Brandon | San Francisco | CA |
Jones, Deborah | Kansas City | KS |
Jones Mosley, Mary | Kansas City | KS |
Lakshmi, Padma | New York | NY |
Langhorne, Jeremiah | Washington | DC |
Lee, Edward | Louisville | KY |
Lipscombe, Adrian | Round Rock | TX |
Luchetti, Emily | Bolinas | CA |
Maii, Robynne | Honolulu | HI |
Markert, Andrew | Washington | DC |
Meek-Bradley, Marjorie | New York | NY |
Michel, Outia | Midway | KT |
Miller, Rachel | Boston | MA |
Milliken, Mary Sue | Los Angeles | CA |
Morishita, Masako | Washington | DC |
Mulvaney, Patrick | Sacramento | CA |
Myint, Anthony | Portland | OR |
Nischan, Michel | Fairfield | CT |
Nosrat, Samin | Oakland | CA |
Nurdjaja, Ayesha | Brooklyn | NY |
O’Connell, Patrick | Washington | VA |
Onwuachi, Kwame | New York | NY |
Peart, Petrina | Cheyenne | WY |
Pope, Monica | Houston | TX |
Portillo, Debby | Riverdale Park | MD |
Previte, Rose | Washington | DC |
Quatrano, Anne | Cartersville | GA |
Quinn, Jessica | Brooklyn | NY |
Quinn, Trina | Brooklyn | NY |
Reed, Brit | Marysville | WA |
Rico, Edgar | Austin | TX |
Russell, Mariya | Romeo | MI |
Senior Alvarez, Daniella | Arlington | VA |
Sherman, Sean | Minneapolis | MN |
Silverman, Aaron | Washington | DC |
Smalls, Alexander | New York | NY |
Sodi, Rita | New York | NY |
Solomonov, Mike | Philadelphia | PA |
Spero, Johnny | Washington | DC |
Sunderam, Vikram | McLean | VA |
Tang, Yuan | Washington | DC |
Telepan, Bill | New York | NY |
Tien, Kevin | Washington | DC |
Tomanetz, Tootsie | Lexington | TX |
Velez, Paola | Arlington | VA |
Wahpepah, Crystal | Oakland | CA |
Williams, Erick | Chicago | IL |
Williams, Jody | New York | NY |
Yang, Rachel | Seattle | WA |
Yeh, Molly | East Grand Forks | MN |
Young, Grace | New York | NY |
Kitchen Cabinet Members
Name | Title | Organization |
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Andrés, José | Chef & Founder | World Central Kitchen |
Brewster, Joan | Executive Director | American Master Chefs’ Order |
Britton, Jeni | Founder | Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams |
Brock Brown, Kimberly | President | The American Culinary Federation |
Comerford, Cristeta | Executive Chef | The White House |
James, Christopher | Chef & Event Manager | The U.S. Department of State |
Larkin, Jason | Executive Chef & Event Manager | The U.S. Department of State |
Miller, Dale | Certified Master Chef & President | Master Chef Consulting Group, LLC |
Ryan, Timothy | President | The Culinary Institute of America |
Sinopoli, James | Senior Executive Chef | The U.S. Department of State |