Join CPD for a discussion with Ambassador Sarukhan and Michael Govan on 4/26.

FSO John Connerley shared his thoughts on the practice of public diplomacy and what it may look like over the next five years. As the current CPD Senior Visiting Fellow for Public Diplomacy, a position sponsored in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, John drew on his deep experience to discuss public diplomacy as a career, as well as the class he is teaching this semester at USC on public diplomacy and the BRIC countries.

Michael Reinprecht is European Visiting Fellow at USC School of International Relations for the 2013-2014 academic year. In this conversation with CPD, he will share his experiences as the Head of the Middle East Department in the European Parliament (EP).

Reinprecht discussed the EP’s recent activities in this emerging region and the role of the 750-Members-strong Parliament in its interaction with the EU’s public diplomacy arm, the European External Action Service.

Join CPD on April 23 for a conversation about soft power in action with Wilton Park CEO, Richard Burge.

As part of its research initiatives, CPD hosted a series of discussions with researchers and practitioners to conceptualize PD evaluation.

The Spring 2014 CPD-Journalism Forum examined the intersection of sports, journalism and international relations, as Russia plays host to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics (February 7-23).

Panelists:

• Derek Shearer, former ambassador to Finland; Stuart Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs, Occidental College

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan brought decades of experience in communications, public engagement, and cultural exchange to this CPD Conversation in Public Diplomacy.

Assistant Secretary Ryan discussed the role of public diplomacy in U.S. foreign policy and national security, as well as the importance of people-to-people exchanges in building more secure, democratic, and prosperous societies.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to co-sponsor the Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars (APDS) 2013 annual conference on public diplomacy in the Americas.