During the Cold War, the US State Department used Modern architecture as a powerful form of cultural diplomacy, designing embassies to express the ideals of a progressive, democratic society. David B. Peterson, author of US Embassies of the Cold War: the Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense, will expand on the US State Department’s bid to win international hearts and minds through strategic use of cultural diplomacy, as those embassies are being decommissioned and sold today.