Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy Former US Ambassador to The Netherlands
2020
Dance Diplomacy with Jonathan featuring Rachel Cooper and Cynthia Schneider, July 5, 2020.
2017
Interview by Janine Perrett on Sky News Australia, February 28, 2017.
2016
2015
Take a journey to Timbuktu in this short film narrated by Morgan Freeman and learn how a proud and determined city is using its culture to counter the spread of violent extremism.
TEDxMidAtlantic "Extremists get why culture matters. Why don't we?"
"Picturing Soft Power: Visual Arts in Peacebuilding" at United States Institute of Peace July 16, 2015
Ambassador Cynthia Schneider on “Cultural Diplomacy and Countering Extremism.” Video Password: CULTURE.
“Talking to Heart, Afghanistan through the Portal” April 19, 2015
2014
"The Arts and Foreign Affairs" at Foreign Policy Association October 27, 2014
"Voices Unheard: The Syrian Trojan Women Summit" at Georgetown University September 19, 2014
2013
Beyond Borders Int'l Festival Sunday Session 2: "Can we Ever Trust the State?" August, 2013
"Arts, Culture, Media and the Arab Spirit," BOLDtalks, March 2013
Aspen Arts panel “Arts in a Post Conflict Society” July 2013 , Aspen Ideas Festival
“Culture and Conflict,” CulturalKnowledge, June 2013
Beyond Borders, Scotland, August 2013
“Season of Cambodia: the Role of Arts and Culture in Cambodia’s Resilience and Renewal After the Genocide” Februrary, 2013
Culture and Resilience in post-conflict Cambodia February 2013 (Season of Cambodia)
2012
"The Power of Soft Power” Georgetown University, TEDx September 30, 2012
“Cultural Diplomacy and Conflict, Revolution, and Transformation in the Middle East and Southeast Asia”, Australian Consulate, New York March 5, 2012
“Cultural Diplomacy for the 21st Century,” Singapore, Lew Kuan Yew School of Public Policy July, 2012
2011 - 2009
“The Surprising Impact of Idol TV”, TED Global Conference, Oxford, England July, 2009