Art Diplomacy, within the broadest context of Cultural Diplomacy, constitutes the central core of this article. The importance that Portugal currently gives to said types of Diplomacy warrants particular attention in this work. The emotional aspect of Art Diplomacy and its implementation are highlighted in this article, through exclusive interviews with Portugal's Consul-General in Newark and with the representative of the Camões Institute in that same U.S. city, taking into account not only immigrants comprising the Portuguese community together with people of Portuguese descent, but also American citizens.
