Take a Trip to Barcelona
An article by two public relations professionals brought to mind a dilemma for public diplomacy: proving its value. Most readers take that for granted, but many new members of Congress do not. If the...
View ArticlePublic diplomacy told by those who have been there
What was it like for the U.S. Public Affairs Officer in Bahrain during the Arab Spring? What if you were the American Consul General in Shanghai during the Shangai Expo? How would you deal with...
View ArticleInternational broadcasting: The unheralded last three feet
The recent highly successful PDC conference at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs illuminated the seldom recognized but essential work of public diplomacy officers...
View ArticleNew Papers on Public Diplomacy in Lebanon, Mideast
Check out two interesting monographs on public diplomacy in the Middle East. U.S. Public Diplomacy in Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities by Jeffrey Fine (2011), and Obama's Cairo Speech: A Step in...
View ArticlePeter Sims, on State Department Standardization
Peter Sims' latest book, called Little Bets, advocates improving business through small steps rather than big projects – take little risks so that you can afford to learn through failure. In a recent...
View ArticleCouncil Aids Long-Term Study of PD by U.S. Diplomats
Mentoring U.S. State Department public diplomacy officers is one of the Council's more rewarding activities, and Nick Snyder shows why in the current edition of the State magazine. His article (see...
View ArticlePAOs, Don't Be Selfish
It’s Summer Transfer Season for U.S. Foreign Service Officers, and I spent the past two weeks preparing 23 of them to take up positions as Public Diplomacy Officers. They ran simulations, learned...
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Learning from the Marines: Schoolhouses, Debate, Public Affairs, and Recognition
I am increasingly persuaded that the effectiveness of U.S. official Public Diplomacy depends not just on messages, programs, or technology, but also on the strength and health of the Foreign Service....
View ArticleQuotable: Ido Aharoni on technology’s impact on diplomacy
“Jack of all trades and ace of none is a losing hand in the contemporary diplomatic game,” is just one of the insights in the op-ed, “How Technology Has Revolutionized Diplomacy,” by Ido Aharoni,...
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Quotable: Sudarsan Raghavan on the growth of media in Afghanistan
“Since the collapse of the Taliban regime, independent media outlets have mushroomed in the war-torn nation, largely cultivated by U.S. funding and mentoring,” Sudarsan Raghavan, bureau chief of The...
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