For over fifty years, Sesame Street has proven itself capable of adapting to different cultures and celebrating cultural diversity.  With the success of characters such as Rosita, a blue Muppet who speaks both English and Spanish, Sesame Street has expanded to include “Rechov Sumsum’s” Mahboub, an Arab-Israeli Muppet who tackles Middle Eastern cultural relations, and “Takalani Sesame’s” Kami, the HIV-positive South African Muppet who promotes HIV awareness.  This session will examine the cultural and public diplomacy aims of Sesame Street, and the impact that their unique programming has had in the field of arts education.