The fifth annual Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place July 19-30, 2010.

The participants in the Summer Institute 2010 were:

Amal Aaziz (Morocco)
Public Relations Agent, Delegation of State of Qatar to UNESCO

Shihab Al Faheem (UAE)
Deputy Executive Director, Protocol and Communication Division, Crown Prince Court, UAE

Sameera Al-Romaithi (UAE)
Head, Crown Prince’s Agenda Section, Protocol and Communication Division, Crown Prince Court, UAE

Alyazia K. AlSuwaidi (UAE)
Ph.D. Student - Intercultural Broadcasting, Kingston University, UK

Mara Sunshine Andersen (USA)
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate of Shenyang, China

Heather Sue Babb (USA)
Strategic Communication Specialist, U.S. Southern Command

Richard Paul Barnes (USA)
Telecommunications Manager, Radio Operations, Voice of America

Courtney Beale (USA)
Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Joffre Castelo Branco Cavalcante, Jr. (Brazil)
Analyst, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil

Jing Chu (Netherlands)
Public Diplomacy Officer, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Beijing

Roser Clavell (Spain)
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Catalonia

Henry G.F. Fan (Taiwan)
Director on Home Assignment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Joshua Adam Frey (USA)
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Navy

Ari Gaitanis (Australia)
Associate Spokesperson, United Nations, Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Sausan Rasem Ghosheh (Joradan)
Chief of External Communications, United Nations Development Programme

Meghan Gregonis (USA)
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

Hoseon Ha (South Korea)
Deputy Director of the Media Department, The Korea Foundation

Aaron Henninger (USA)
Director of Strategic Communication Research and Instruction, USAF Public Affairs Center of Excellence at the USAF Air War College

Baba Kamara (Ghana)
High Commissioner/Ambassador, Ghana High Commission - Abuja

Kim Marie Kaston (USA)
Senior Manager, The Boeing Company

Arthur Kibbelaar (Netherlands)
Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York City

Michelle Anna Lee (USA)
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

Todd Lindgren (USA)
Vice President, FilmLA

Andre Dunham Maciel Siaines de Castro (Brazil)
Career Diplomat/First Secretary, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations

Malusi Mogale (South Africa)
Spokesperson to the Minister of DIRCO, Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Saul Kgomotso Molobi (South Africa)
Chief Director of Public Diplomacy, Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Hyangjoo Park (South Korea)
Deputy Director, The Korea Foundation Cultural Center

Matthew Parks (South Africa)
Manager, Public Relations, Western Cape Provincial Parliament

Navdeep Singh Suri (India)
Joint Secretary and Head, Public Diplomacy Division, New Delhi

Judy Ying-ming Wong (Taiwan)
Executive Secretary, Research and Planning Committee, Republic of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The fourth annual Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place July 19-31, 2009.

The participants in the Summer Institute 2009 were:

Mohammad Ali
Public Relations Director, Ahlul-Bait Islamic Center, Ireland

Sara Al-Mufarrej
Master in Public Policy Candidate, University of Southern California, Kuwait

Jeffrey Anderson
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State, United States

Louise S. Bailey
Counselor and Senior Policy Officer, African Union Mission in Washington, D.C., Liberia

Alina Bassegoda Treviño
E-Learning Coordinator, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Nadira Bayat
Counselor for Public Diplomacy, Embassy of South Africa, South Africa

Desire Bazimaziki
National Media Analyst, Rwandan Ministry of Information, Rwanda

David J. Courtney
Communications Adviser, Public Diplomacy and Outreach Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand

Stephane Dujarric
Director of Communications, UN Development Program, France

Mahtab Farid
International Correspondent, USI News, United States

Silvio Gonzalez
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State, United States

Karen Grissette
Public Diplomacy Officer, U.S. Department of State, United States

Leah Kasera
Special Assistant Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, Kenya

Jinnie Jee-Eun Lee
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State, United States

Ben Dotsei Malor
Chief Executive Producer, UN Radio, Ghana

Gerlinde Manz-Christ
Head of Communications & Government Spokesperson, Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria

Christina Mather
Master in Broadcast Journalism Candidate, University of Southern California, United States

Emily Metzgar
Assistant Professor of Journalism, Indiana University, United States

Oscar Monterrosa
Strategic Communication Planner and Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Southern Command, United States

Uzma Rafique
Development Outreach and Communications Specialist, USAID, Pakistan

Julieta Reyes
Assistant to the Consul General, The Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Miami, FL, Curaçao, Netherland Antilles

Joshua Saidoff
Master of Public Diplomacy Candidate, University of Southern California, United States

Dalya Salinas Pérez
Adviser to the Consul for Press and Economic Affairs, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Michael Sheedy
Public Diplomacy Officer, U.S. Central Command, United States

Gabriel Terres Cruz
Second Secretary Foreign Policy Adviser, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Soon Kuan Toh
Assistant Director, Risk Assessment & Horizon Scanning Group, National Security Coordination Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore

Weijer Losecaat Vermeer
Senior Policy Officer, Press and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, London, UK, Netherlands

The third annual Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place July 20-Aug. 1, 2008.

Taro Araki
Deputy Director, Iron and Steel Industrial Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan

Fleur Cowan
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

Ingrid de Beer
Public Diplomacy Officer, Royal Netherlands Embassy, USA

James Gregory
Major/Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Army

Amy Hochadel
Associate Director of Diversity, Cleveland Clinic

Kristin Kane
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State - U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique

Kristen Knutson
Public Information and Donor Liaison Officer, OCHA Uganda

Simone Kreutzer
Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs, Netherlands Consulate General NYC

Sotirios Krystallis
Press Attache, Secretariat General of Information of the Hellenic Republic

Ta-Sheng Kuan
Secretary on Home Assignment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan

Habib Kurwa
Former Chairman of UK Developing Programmes, Aga Khan Health Board

Che-Jung Liu
Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan

Meili Lu
Senior Secretary, Government Information Office, Taiwan

Barbora Maronkova
Programme Coordinator; Information Officer, NATO HQ

Joseph Mellott
Special Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues

William Ogborn
Public Diplomacy Officer for the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Muthanna, Iraq

Fatou Sall
Consul General, Consulate General of Senegal, Houston

Sandra Schulberg
President, Schulberg Productions, Inc

Christina Tribble
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State

Floris van Hovell
Head of Public Diplomacy, Press and Culture Department, Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC

Timothy Wall
Communications contact on Economics and Economic Development United Nations Department of Public Information

The second annual Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place June 17-29, 2007.

The participants in the Summer Institute 2007 were:

Aileen Adams
Director, Arts & Culture Outreach, University of Southern California

Jose Manuel Bassat
Senior Communications Officer, World Bank, Washington D.C.

Abdul Muain bin Abdul Hamid
State Director, National Security Division, Malaysia

Zahari bin Alias
Head of Assistant Director’s Office, National Security Division, Malaysia

Hsiu-Chen Chang
Section Chief, Government Information Office, Taiwan

Soung-ah Choi
Associate Spokesperson, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York

Annita Freeman
Director, Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tori Horton
Assistant Director, Budget & Administration, USC Center on Public Diplomacy

Christophe Illemassene
Communications, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations in DRC

Leonardo Mazzei
Communications Officer, World Bank, Washington D.C.

Salmaya Rahayu Salleh
Second Secretary, Embassy of Brunei, Washington, D.C.

George Scholz
Regional English Language Officer, U.S. Embassy Cairo, Egypt

Sompop Sermswatsri
Consul, Royal Thai Consulate in L.A.

Elisabeth van Overveld
Senior Communication Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

Joe Wang
Senior Consul, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in L.A.

The first Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place July 9-21, 2006.

Isabelle Broyer
Chief, Guided Tours Unit, Department of Public Information, United Nations

Stephanie Bunker
Spokesperson, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations

Panurit Chamrasromran
Diplomatic Officer, Thai Ministry of Affairs

Jorge Ignacio Mora Fernandez
Ph.D, Interactive Media Researcher UCM & USC MFA student

Tyrone Marc Gunnie
Second Secretary, South African Embassy

Patrick Hayford
Director, Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations

Alison Earle Healy
Founder and Director, Pacific Rim Foundation

Theeta Hotrakitya
Diplomatic Official, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Wang Jian
Project Administrator, China International Culture Exchange Center

Pamela S. Meidell
Director, The Atomic Mirror

Melissa Powell
Project Manager, UN Global Compact, United Nations

Nikolai Rogosaroff
Associate Expert, Department for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations

Horst Rutsch
Writer and Editor, UN Chronicle, Department of Public Information, United Nations

Patricia Seghers
Briefing Assistant, Guided Tours Unit, Department of Public Information, United Nations

Raymond Sommereyns
Director, Outreach Division, Department of Public Information, United Nations

Liang Yu
Assistant to the Secretary General, China International Culture Exchange Center