The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to host three experts on public diplomacy efforts in South Asia.

Joining us will be:

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to host Ambassador Hesham Elnakib, Consul General of Egypt.

Ambassador Hesham Elnakib spoke on President Obama's Cairo speech one year on; corporate diplomacy opportunities and challenges in the Middle East; regional strategic communications considerations; and public private partnership opportunities..

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to host, Dr. Michael Hawes, Canada-U.S.Fulbright Visiting Chair in Public Diplomacy (2010) and CEO of the Fulbright Canada program. His talk was titled, "Cultural Diplomacy: Understanding the Power and Purpose of Exchange Diplomacy".

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to host Dr. Robert Banks, the U.S. State Department Public Diplomat in Residence.

Dr. Banks' talk was on the the diplomatic image. Specifically he examined how editorial cartoonists in the U.S. and abroad have portrayed America’s top diplomats (2004-2010) and the implications for public diplomacy.

CPD Director Philip Seib moderated the roundtable discussion, "Why We Write, What We Write". This discussion aimed to give readers insight into the concepts and motives behind the authors' work.

3:00pm-4:00pm: Discussion (ASC 207, Geoff Cowan Forum)
4:00pm-4:30pm: Reception and Book Signing (Annenberg East Lobby)

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to host Mr. Werner Wnendt, the Deputy Director-General for Culture and Communication from the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin. This talk will be moderated by CPD University Fellow, Nicholas J. Cull. Mr. Wendt discussed how cultural and educational programs can create a broad basis for stable international relations.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the Center on International Studies was pleased to host Victoria Schofield, author of Afghan Frontier, to discuss the Afghan-Pakistan relationship and other issues facing Central Asia.

A video from the talk is available for your viewing.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy and ASC School of Journalism were pleased to host a discussion with journalist John Maxwell Hamilton upon the publication of his new book, Journalism's Roving Eye: A History of American Foreign Reporting.