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.
Cuba and Italy Sign Agreement on Cinema
The General Director for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets, Gaetano Blandini, and the president of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), Omar Gonzalez, signed the agreement, which establishes mutual commitments in the production, exhibition, distribution, restoration and preservation of films, and also in the training of personnel.
Venezuela Strengthens Coop with Turkey
Venezuela is interested in strengthening diplomatic relations with Turkey, establishing mutual cooperation ties, Venezuelan Consul General to Istanbul Jose G. Bracho Reyes told Prensa Latina...According to Bracho, the diplomatic mission is to boost the participation as in cultural festivals as in commercial exhibitions, to favor a increase of the economic and social collaboration of both countries.
Turkey needs a Präsenz Schweiz
A recent Turkish media delegation visit to Switzerland organized by the country's official public diplomacy agency has revealed Turkey's urgent need for a similar agency. Präsenz Schweiz (Presence Switzerland) invited a group of Turkish journalists for a three-day visit to Zurich, Bern and Lausanne in order to introduce the Turkish media to the Swiss democratic system and economy ahead of the first ever Swiss presidential visit to Turkey.
Three students win first-ever UN-YouTube online video contest on hunger
Three university students from the United States will head to Ethiopia next month to film the work of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) after winning the first-ever online video competition organized by the agency and YouTube to raise awareness about global hunger...“We wanted to reach a new group of activists and humanitarians,” said Nancy Roman, WFP’s Director of Communications. “The YouTube generation is confident, forward-thinking and web-savvy. Their involvement in hunger initiatives can have a powerful and widespread impact on the fight against hunger.”
Solo to host meeting of world heritage cities
Solo in Central Java will host a meeting called International Conference of World Heritage Euro-Asian Cities on October 25-28, 2008, the city`s chief administrator said...Eddy Pratomo, the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry`s director general of international laws and treaties, said the ministry fully supported the holding of the conference since it would be a second-track diplomacy event that would promote Indonesia among the international community. "We really appreciate the Solo city administration`s intention to host this event.
Korea Lacks in Strong Identity in Brand Positioning
Public diplomacy is an important tool for governments in today's connected world, and a good brand for Korea will supply much of the substance needed to shape effective public diplomacy efforts.
US diplomacy tainted by ‘militarization’
According to the report, which was put together by a task force of 14 former senior foreign service officers with the help of an advisory group chaired by former UN ambassador Thomas Pickering, the State Department currently suffers serious shortages in personnel in virtually all of its operations, from consular activity to development assistance and public diplomacy. The report noted the decline in the foreign service and State Department spending began at the end of the Cold War when the international affairs budget was reduced by roughly 30% in real terms.
Solo to host meeting of world heritage cities
Solo in Central Java will host a meeting called International Conference of World Heritage Euro-Asian Cities on October 25-28, 2008, the city`s chief administrator said. "The conference will be themed `The Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritages and Sustainable Urban Development`.
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