# Diplomacy is Empathy

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Podcast: [American Diplomat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-diplomat-9204)
Published: 2026-07-10T01:29:00+00:00
Episode link: https://americandiplomat.libsyn.com/empathy-is-diplomacy
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## Resource

How does empathy help create a more peaceful world, whether we are a first-year diplomat or Secretary of State? Amb. Kathy Kavalec (one of Dan's besties from way back) shares the diplomatic impacts of personal experience. Part one of two.

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