TheUSC Center on Public Diplomacy sponsored the 16th International Symposium on Transformational Public Diplomacy, which was organized by the Diplomatic Academy of London, University of Westminsterand co-sponsored by the United States Embassy in London.

Join students and faculty for a presentation by the British documentary film maker, photographer and educator, Pratap Rughani. His topic: Photographing Atrocity. Rughani is especially well known for his treatment of issues of inter-cultural conflict. His present project is still photography recording the aftermath of a series of caste-based murders in India. This presentation will explore the ethical issues of representing such events and ask whether images of suffering, war and atrocity necessarily exploitative or are we protected from fuller coverage of horrors?

The USC Annenberg School for Communication, the USC Center on Communication Leadership and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy are delighted to host a roundtable discussion and reception in honor of the March 2008 publication of the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

The University of Southern California has been honored with one of four inaugural Benjamin Franklin Awards for Public Diplomacy, a prestigious new honor bestowed by the U.S. Department of State.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the award in a ceremony on April 8 in Washington, D.C. (Watch the video or see photos from the ceremony).

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School welcomed Dr. Stanislav Tkachenko to USC for a conversation on "Russian Foreign Policy and the Role of Public Diplomacy." Dr Tkachenko is the Vice-Rector for International Relations at Saint Petersburg State University.

ABOUT STANISLAV TKACHENKO

On March 31st former Public Diplomat in Residence Anne Chermakand professor Murray Fromson hosted an Open Forum Roundtable Discussion with three visiting German journalists on "The U.S. Election as Viewed from Europe: What Do Europeans Expect of the New U.S. Administration?"

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School was pleased to welcome CPD Advisory Board Member, Gary Knell, to USC for a conversation on "Muppet Diplomacy." Mr. Knell is the President and CEO of Sesame Workshop. Click for Photos.

ABOUT GARY KNELL