A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Number of Chinese students studying in US reaches record high
The number of international students studying in the United States increased by eight percent to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008/09 academic year than the previous year, a survey has found..."The all-time high number ... testifies to the quality and diversity for which American higher education is known around the world," Judith McHale, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, said Monday at the National Press Club in Washington.
Testing times for Pakistan-US relations
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan was a striking and impressive display of public diplomacy. Rarely has a visiting American official, much less a secretary of state, reached out to speak directly to such a wide cross-section of Pakistanis.
DePauw Among Nation’s Best at Providing Student Experiences in “Our Interconnected World”
The 2009 Open Doors report, published by the Institute of International Education with funding from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, covers the 2007-08 academic year. The report lists DePauw among "23 institutions that reported sending more than 80% of their students abroad at some point during their undergraduate careers."
Howard Berman/Richard Lugar BIPARTISAN Team Call For End to Cuba Travel Ban
In fact...Cuba is the only place in the world where America's democratic government restricts the travel freedom of its citizens. It is a remarkable but true fact that the US government cannot stop regular Americans from traveling to North Korea, Burma, Iran, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Congo, or any other complicated place in the world -- except the one spot where the Cold War still freezes time -- Cuba.
Lift the ban - let Americans visit Cuba
This ban has prevented contact between Cubans and ordinary Americans, who serve as ambassadors for the democratic values we hold dear. Such contact would help break Havana's chokehold on information about the outside world. And it would contribute to improving the image of the United States, particularly in Latin America, where the U.S. embargo on Cuba remains a centerpiece of anti-Washington grievances.
Barack Obama and Chinese premier laud growing co-operation
Barack Obama raised differences over Tibet, human rights, trade and Iran in a low-key joint appearance with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, in Beijing today. While Hu made a pointed reference to trade disputes, the overall focus was on collaboration, with the two men mostly lauding the increased co-operation between the countries on issues such as the economy, climate change and non-proliferation.
China’s newest export: punk rock
America is used to exporting its culture. It's called soft power, this ability to dominate the tastes of people in other countries. So it's not such a big deal for an American band to tour in China. But a Chinese rock band taking the stage in New York? That's new.
Even the Taliban Supports Local Radio
David Hoffman's InterNews, a $35 million organization which has helped support the development of 4,800 news outlets in 30 countries, has just opened its 42nd radio station in Afghanistan, and over lunch, Hoffman had an interesting story to tell. It was about the response from the Taliban to this form of public diplomacy.
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