Diplomacy Begins Here Summit in Tulsa
eca.state.govBeginning in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 31, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Global Ties U.S., will sponsor the “Diplomacy Begins Here” 2016 series—four citizen diplomacy...
View ArticleU.S. – Venezuela Relations Need a Reset
Brittney Warrick, iar-gwu.orgimage (not from article) fromThe United States’ sanctions against Venezuela hurt its relations with South American countries. It is time for politicians in Washington,...
View ArticlePD News: The State of Palmyra's Ruins
via emailMarch 29, 2016How to Create ‘Wikiplomacy’GW TODAYAccording to Matthew Barzun, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, diplomats in the digital age have a lot to learn from the story of Encarta,...
View ArticleGuess who's coming to dinner? A night in the Saudi embassy
Embassy NewsSlammed in media over arms deal, Saudis look to change the channel, but can’t fully avoid the elephant in the room.Embassy Photo: Sam GarciaSaudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir AlSudairy and...
View ArticleA few reflections on embassies
John McCarthy, lowyinterpreter.org30 March 2016 11:30AMIn conjunction with the recent launch of the Lowy Institute's Global Diplomacy Index, we present a series of pieces on embassies and embassy...
View Article#MWF2016: A Stroll With Dehab Ghebreab, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate...
Ebenezar Wikina, Digital Diplomat, Digital Journalist, Digital Evangelist, huffingtonpost.com“Goal 4 and 5 are very important to me and they are connected. I believe if there’s good and equal education...
View ArticlePrevent the Destruction of Scarborough Shoal
By Sean R. Liedman, The Diplomat [full text only by subscription]image from articleExtract [from Google Search]A strategy to prevent reclamation activities on Scarborough Shoal should begin with public...
View ArticleQuotable: Curtis Kimbrell on “bureaucratic fixes” in the information war
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgTuesday, March 29th 2016USMA“The Islamic State is winning the information war. * * * ‘To date, the American effort to get into the game has been half-hearted and limited to...
View ArticleNew Report: World Leaders on Facebook
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from entryMar 29, 2016Global strategic communications firm Burson-Marsteller, known for their annual Twiplomacy report, have expanded their 2016 study to...
View ArticlePanel analyzes U.S.-Mexico relationship
dailytrojan.comBy NILANJAN GUHAMarch 29, 2016 in NewsExcerpt:The Center for Public Diplomacy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism hosted a panel Tuesday to discuss the...
View ArticleThe Eban Abba exchange, part 3: What could current-day Israel learn from...
Shmuel Rosner, Jewish JournalEban image from articleExcerpt:Dr. Asaf Siniver is Associate Professor (Reader) in International Security at the University of Birmingham, UK. He specialises in the...
View ArticleBelarusian city of Brest has 13 namesakes across Europe
belta.byBrest image from, with caption: Brest Oblast is the western gate of Belarus. It borders Ukraine in the south and Poland in the west.A photo exhibition From Brest to Brest, Like From Heart to...
View ArticleDani Dayan to be NY Consul General in a City Filled with Many Israeli "Dannys"
Jonathan Benedek, jewishvoiceny.comImage from article, with caption: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, March 28 appointed former Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan as the next Israeli consul...
View ArticleAnnouncing Rising Soft Powers: Turkey E-Book
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from entryCPD is pleased to announce that “Rising Soft Powers: Turkey,” the third title in our e-book series, is now available. This publication features...
View ArticleU.S. Lawmaker Congratulates BBG On Russian-Language TV Program
bbg.gov; via TLimage from articleWASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. lawmaker has congratulated two BBG networks for jointly creating and developing a Russian-language TV program that is now carried by 25 media...
View ArticleA Blueprint for China's Neighborhood Diplomacy
By Xue Li and Zheng Yuwen, The Diplomat; full text by subscription onlyImage from part of article available to the non-subscribing reading publicExcerpt [from Google search]:... China, besides...
View ArticleAmericanism on Screen
Carl Eric Scott, nationalreview.com/postmodern-conservative, March 30, 2016 10:16 AM [original article contains links]image (not from entry) fromMartha Bayles on America's Cultural Diplomacy I missed...
View ArticleU.S. Department of State: Shared publicly
plus.google.comU.S. Department of StateShared publicly ...Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel poses for a photo with the 2016 #StateMeetUp participants prior...
View ArticleNew CPD Perspectives: Canadian PD & Expo 67
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from entryMar 29, 2016The latest issue of CPD Perspectives in Public Diplomacy comes from Kailey Hansson. Titled "Canadian Public Diplomacy and Nation-Building:...
View ArticleEvent Recap: U.S. Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun Discusses Networks &...
Take FiveBarzun image (not from entry) fromIn an insightful and entertaining session [at George Washington University] on March 24th, U.S. Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun discussed the importance...
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