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New Exhibit Celebrates Jazz Ambassadors

   Amra Alirejsovic 13 May 2010
   Popular  US  public  diplomacy  efforts of the late 20th century, Jazz
   Ambassadors, remains an important part of its cultural outreach

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   Popular  US  public  diplomacy  efforts of the late 20th century, Jazz
   Ambassadors, remains an important part of its cultural outreach

   Art   and  culture  can  often  be  effective  instruments  of  global
   diplomacy.  They  can  transcend  political  and economic differences,
   winning  hearts  and minds of people around the world. One of the most
   successful  U.S. public diplomacy efforts of the late 20th century was
   a  program  known  as the Jazz Ambassadors, and music today remains an
   important part of U.S. cultural outreach.
   During  the  Cold  War,  jazz  was  a  powerful instrument of American