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Mary Beth Albright talks global cuisine in Food Ambassadors, a series for The Washington Post.  

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CPD Dissertation Grantee Kyle Long is featured in a new book on the globalization of American liberal arts education.

How a Japanese specialty plays an important role in public diplomacy between two nations.