Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department have launched a new program that uses food as a tool for diplomacy.
The new Diplomatic Culinary Partnership will use American chefs as a resource to the State Department in preparing meals for foreign leaders. Some local chef ambassadors include D.C. restauranteurs Jose Andres, Mike Isabella and Art Smith.
Smith and the other chefs convened at the State Department Friday evening to launch the program where they served up their best American fare.
"The more that we can feed people, the more peace we will have in the world," says Smith.
The chefs will also go on diplomatic missions abroad under the guidance of Ambassador Capricia Marshall.
"You know, the Secretary of State, the President, the Vice President engage in difficult conversations when they're at the bilateral table, and food can be a wonderful resource in which, to create a framework for diplomacy."
The American Chef Corps includes more than 80 chefs from across the U.S.
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