. >> joining us now is nicholas crowder, the executive director of the washington international diplomatic academy and author of america's other army, the u.s. foreign service and 21st century democracy. he is here to talk about the potential of nomadic outcomes from the u.s. olympics being held now in south korea. thank you for joining us today. nicholas: we have courses for the private sector, for business government in global affairs who deal with foreign governments and the u.s. government. courses for u.s. state and local officials and in ae summer, we will have summer academy for graduate like to who would pursue careers in diplomacy. get into theto diplomatic challenges or opportunities that the olympics presents. with a "theart washington post" piece that hits on that issue saying that vice president pence's olympic goal rebuff north korea's charm offensive. it says vice president pence was man on a mission. by the time he arrived at the he already toured seoul, gazing up the navy vessel destroyed torpedo torekorean through it in 2010. four northately with korean defectors, nodding

. >> joining us now is nicholas crowder, the executive director of the washington international diplomaticdemy and author of america's other army, the u.s. foreign service and 21st century democracy. he is here to talk about the potential of nomadic outcomes from the u.s. olympics being held now in south korea. thank you for joining us today.