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.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to host Benjamin E. Goldsmith, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, and Yusaku Horiuchi, Associate Professor in the Crawford School of Economics and Government at Australian National University on January 28, 2010, to discuss their research on U.S.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to welcome MPD Adjunct Faculty Matt Armstrong and Cari Guittard to discuss the year ahead in public diplomacy.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy was pleased to welcome Salman Ahmad for a conversation on the public diplomacy power of rock and roll. A medical doctor by training, Ahmad formed Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band, in 1990. Ahmad discussed the success of Junoon, as well as his role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS and his efforts for peace between Pakistan and India.