The U.S. Department of State announced today that Justin Tranter will continue their public service as a U.S. Global Music Ambassador at the Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting on September 22 and 23 in New York. Tranter will headline a session of CGI’s Story Studio, titled “Uncharted Paths, Unconventional Approaches to Global Challenges,” where they will emphasize the positive power of music to bring people together, promote peace, and address global issues, particularly those affecting the LGBTQI+ community.
Tranter, a two-time Grammy nominee and ACLU Bill of Rights Award-winning activist, will discuss how they have harnessed the craft of songwriting to leverage their platform. They will call for more American music artists, songwriters, DJs, and producers to do the same. CGI’s Story Studio is a platform where trailblazers and innovators share stories from the frontlines of significant global challenges. This year’s session will spotlight pioneers who have successfully implemented unconventional solutions to pressing global issues.
The U.S. Global Music Ambassadors are central to the State Department-YouTube Global Music Partnership, announced earlier this year by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen. Spanning various genres and generations, these ambassadors build on the legacy of the iconic U.S. Jazz Ambassadors of the 1950s and 1960s and use their music to promote peace worldwide on behalf of the American people.
For more information about the Department’s global music diplomacy efforts, visit www.state.gov/music-diplomacy or contact ECA-Press@state.gov.
