Global Music Diplomacy Initiative

Senior Biden administration officials, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, leaders in the arts and humanities, and alumni from the State Department's music diplomacy exchange programs, were also in attendance.

[21][22] The event featured live performances from Jamie Barton, Gayle, Dave Grohl, Mickey Guyton, Herbie Hancock, Christopher Jackson, Ladama, Aimee Mann, Rakim, and Armani White, among others.

[29][30][31] Chuck D, Grace Bowers, Breland, Kane Brown, Herbie Hancock, Denyce Graves, Jelly Roll, Teddy Swims, Justin Tranter, Armani White, and Lainey Wilson were named the inaugural U.S.

[32] In an October 2023 opinion piece published in The New York Times discussing U.S.–China music diplomacy, Carla Dirlikov Canales, opera singer and senior adviser and envoy for cultural exchange at the National Endowment for the Arts, applauded the Initiative and expressed her hope that its programs can visit China.

"[33] In a piece for the Lowy Institute, researcher Kate Clayton argued that the Australian Government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should adopt a similar music diplomacy program that would function along with its Indo-Pacific strategy to further strengthen people-to-people and commercial ties.

Video of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken playing guitar at the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Musician Herbie Hancock performs at the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Blinken participates in the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Congressman Michael McCaul performs during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Musician Mickey Guyton performs during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Music artist Aimee Mann performs during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Music artist Rakim performs during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Musician Toni Blackman performs at the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Musical group LADAMA perform during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Musicians Jamie Barton and Luke Frazier perform at the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs at the launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs during launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative