The 2016 International Women of Courage Honorees visited CPD and three shared their stories.

Arturo Sarukhan, Pamela Starr and Leon Krauze discussed how America is viewed from across the border in Mexico.

Ambassador Wagar discussed the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its public diplomacy implications.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) has over ten years of training the world's public diplomats through our cutting-edge professional education program which integrates academic scholarship and real-world problem-solving.

The 2016 two-week program reflected the fast-changing diplomacy landscape while providing a wide range of hands-on skills and analytical capabilities essential for high-impact public diplomacy practice. The 2016 summer curriculum included:

CPD and the Embassy of Canada to Italy jointly hosted a program in Rome on international advocacy efforts by European countries.

Martin Perschler discussed the challenges of cultural heritage preservation and its public diplomacy implications.

Co-sponsored with the USC Knight Program in Media and Religion. 

Filmmaker David Holbrooke discussed the life and work of his father, the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.