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.

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy discussed the U.S. Public Diplomacy in an Election Year.

NATO explored how today’s unpredictable security environment impacts public diplomacy.

Olivia C. Harrison talked about the story of French support for the Palestinian cause.