Ambassador Robert Orr joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss the Asian Development Bank's next moves in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as the response to the virus in Japan where he now lives. Ambassador Orr served as U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank during the Obama Administration.

Ambassador John Phillips joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss the coronavirus outbreak in Italy and the country's response. Ambassador Phillips was appointed by President Barack Obama as U.S. Ambassador to Italy in 2013 and served until 2017.

Ambassador Martha Barcena joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe for a discussion on the COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico and the government's response. Martha Barcena is Mexico's Ambassador to the United State. She previously served as Mexico's Ambassador to Denmark, Turkey and as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Agencies.

Guest Ambassador Michelle Gavin joins American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe for a discussion on the COVID-19 outbreak in Africa, a wide variety of government responses, and international support. Ambassador Gavin served as U.S. Ambassador to Botswana during the Obama Administration and currently serves as Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

American Ambassadors Live! welcomes to the podcast Richard Holwill, former U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador. Ambassador Holwill discusses Ecuador, the history of its politics, and the dire situation the country finds itself in since the coronavirus outbreak with podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe.

American Ambassadors Live! welcomes to the podcast Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union during the Obama Administration. Ambassador Gardner joins podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss the benefits of a strong United States-European partnership and what that looks like in the wake of Brexit. Ambassador Gardner is the author of his recently published book, Stars with Stripes: The Essential Partnership between the European Union and the United States.

Guest Paul Richter joins American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe to discuss his new book, The Ambassadors: America's Diplomat on the Front Lines in which Mr. Richter writes about the distinctive careers of four U.S. Ambassadors who were chosen again and again to go to the toughest places in the Middle East throughout the first decade and a half after the 9/11 attacks. They discuss Ryan Crocker, a six-time ambassador who served twice in Afghanistan; Robert Ford who served five tours in Iraq and was later Ambassador to Syria; Anne Patterson who served as Ambassador to Pakistan and Egypt and later as a top State Department official for the Middle East; and Chris Stevens who was first sent to Libya as Envoy and later appointed as Ambassador to Libya.

Ambassador Francis Rooney joins American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador Jim Rosapepe for a discussion on U.S.-Vatican relations. Ambassador Rooney reviews the first U.S. ambassadorial appointment to the Holy See, the role of papal nuncios (the Vatican's ambassadors), and the cornerstone of Holy See diplomacy. Ambassador Rooney served as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See under President George W. Bush.

(Part two of a two-part interview) Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne joins American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador G. Philip Hughes for a discussion surrounding Argentina's recent election results, it's divided Congress, and it's economic standing. Ambassador Wayne served as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Argentina. This podcast was recorded on November 8, 2019.

(Part one of a two-part interview)Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne joins American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host Ambassador G. Philip Hughes in a discussion surrounding recent episodes of cartel violence in Mexico, the USMCA deal, and the development of U.S.-Mexico relations and policy from President Felipe Calderon to Mexico's current president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Ambassador Wayne served as U.S. Ambassador to both Mexico and Argentina.