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Quotable: Winter and Bach-Lombardo -- “governments get out of the way”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgimage (not from entry) fromThursday, March 17th 2016“As a direct result of coalition efforts, especially those of the United States government, counter-Islamic State...
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Senior US Diplomat to Hold Talks With Saudis in Riyadh on Fighting Daesh
sputniknews.comStengel image fromUS Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel will fly to Saudi Arabia next week in a mission to expand bilateral cooperation in the battle against Daesh the Department...
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Russian bloggers in U.S. under State Department auspices
Nicholas John Cull on facebook [JB: on Cull, see]5 hrs · Great lunch with visiting Russian bloggers. Brought the human rights issues over there home. Visitors are IVLPs from the State Dept. Thanks...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to perform at concert in UN marking Pakistan Day
dnd.com.pkUstad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan image fromNEW YORK: For the first time, Pakistan will mark its National Day at the United Nations, with a concert in the prestigious General Assembly hall on March...
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Campbell To Speak At 2016 Marszalek Lecture Series
Brittany Oliver, wcbi.com/local-newsimage fromExcerpt:A former U.S. Foreign Service officer who worked on several presidential visits and summit meetings during her years with the Department of State...
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New Cadre of Corporate and Public Diplomats Needed
Roger Hayes, apcoworldwide.comimage fromI recently spoke at The Public Relations of Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding Conference held by the IPRRC in Coral Gables, Florida. My session, Public...
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Indian delegation emphasises trade liberalisation
pakistanherald.comISLAMABAD: A delegation of Indian political and social activists have emphasised the need to promote peace and development through public diplomacy, dialogue and mutual...
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Bringing Food, Movies, and Books into Diplomacy
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgMar 18, 2016The PD News headlines this week underscore that culture plays a big role in public diplomacy. China’s efforts to enhance its soft power and storytelling across Africa...
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Quotable: Kathleen Parker reports on views of the Obama and Trump approaches...
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgFriday, March 18th 2016Washington Post“One wouldn’t call them bedfellows, strange or otherwise, but President Obama and Donald Trump are both inadvertently helping the Islamic...
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Appointment of Israeli Spokesman viewed as Snub to US
Jonathan Cook, dissidentvoice.orgimage fromDespite his controversial past, David Keyes is taking over as Netanyahu’s foreign media adviser and spokesmanby Jonathan Cook / March 19th, 2016Israeli Prime...
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Terror unifies
ynetnews.comImage from article, with caption: Palestinian incitement on sociel [sic] media.Analysis: The unifying force of terror and incitement is the only glue that holds Palestinian society...
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What Barack Obama can learn from Calvin Coolidge about visiting Cuba
Max Paul Friedman, nydailynews.comimage from article, with caption: Our man in Havana, last timeAs President Obama heads to Cuba, we should remember that the last U.S. presidential visit to Cuba was...
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Revisiting Hanoi’s Public Diplomacy Efforts During the Vietnam War
Robert Farley, thediplomat.comThe North Vietnamese government lobbied extensively to rally international support to its cause during the 60s and 70s.The impact of Vietnam on the radical imagination of...
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Clintonville a Top Global Learning School
Bert Lehman, Waupaca County NewsImage from article, with caption: The seven AFS foreign exchange students attending Clintonville High School this school year present the 2016 Global Learning Top School...
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Lobbying Shop That Works for Egypt Has Close Ties to Clintons
Alex Kane, AlterNetimage fromThe Egyptian government employs a lobbying firm run by former members of Bill Clinton’s administration. Excerpt:Hillary Clinton’s campaign website proclaims that as...
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How Trumpism Went Global
Daniel Benaim and Perry Cammack, New Republicuncaptioned image from articleThe U.S. isn't the only country grappling with the rise of a demagogue.Excerpt:Effective responses to the frustrations,...
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President Obama’s 2016 Nowruz Address
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from articlePresident Obama has produced a video every Nowruz in which he directly talks to the Iranian people inside Iran as well as the Iranian diaspora. His...
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President Mahama And The Powerful Gay Lobby
Kwarteng, Francis, GhanaWebImage from, with caption: John Dramani Mahama and Andrew Solomon in conversation at the New York Public Library.Excerpt:[T]he dilemmatic illusion of Africa’s independence and...
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The next generation of Israeli leaders could complete Israel's isolation
Kamel Hawwash, middleeastmonitor.comImage from entry, with caption: File photo of Benjamin Netanyahu and his colleagues greeting supporters after their electoral win last yearExcerpt:The nature of...
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Diplomacies, from Public to Pubic
Image from (Note: the author of the below piece does not quite agree with these rigid categories.)What is public diplomacy, quite often mentioned in the news? And how has it -- and its variants/related...
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