Professor Canepari selected as 2026-2027 CFR Education Ambassador

Andrea Canepari, professor of practice at the Penn State School of International Affairs, is joining the newest cohort of CFR Education Ambassadors through the Council on Foreign Relations. CFR’s Ambassador program brings together educators from across the country who are dedicated to helping students make sense of the world around them.

The CFR Education Ambassador program is broken out into two distinct cohorts: a High School Ambassador program and a Higher Education Ambassador program. Each is an eight-month engagement that connects educators with free educational resources, professional development activities, and a vibrant network of like-minded professionals. As part of this collaborative, cross-disciplinary learning community, ambassadors champion global affairs literacy, ensuring that students not only understand global issues but also see their own role in shaping them.

In addition to his faculty appointment in SIA, where he teaches public diplomacy, Canepari also teaches comparative law at Penn State Dickinson Law. An Italian diplomat, Canepari has served as Ambassador in the Dominican Republic and Consul General in Philadelphia. His research interests include public and cultural diplomacy with a focus on diaspora, subnational and food diplomacy. He has taught public diplomacy and international relations at several universities, including Bocconi University in Milan.

The 2026-2027 ambassador cohorts include approximately eighty high school educators and eighty higher education faculty and administrators from forty-two states, representing a wide range of public and private institutions. From rural schools to major universities, this diverse network brings a shared mission to classrooms across the country: helping students engage meaningfully with the global issues that affect their lives.

Read CFR’s announcement to learn more about the 2026-2027 CFR Education Ambassadors.