Cynthia P. Schneider
Cynthia P. Schneider
Cynthia Perrin Schneideris an American diplomat. She was born in Pennsylvania, United States. She studied Fine Arts at Harvard University, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1977 and her doctorate in 1984. With her husband Thomas J. Schneider, she has two children. She was the 61st United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from June 29, 1998 to June 17, 2001. Cynthia P.Schneider speaks Dutch, French, Italian, and German languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth16 August 1953
CountryUnited States of America
Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or peoples - is challenging. How does one quantify changes in attitude, abandoning stereotypes, or feeling empathy as a result of a performance, a film, a book?
Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.
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