Anne Chermak, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin and chairperson of the German-American Fulbright commission, will be joining the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School as public diplomat-in-residence for the 2007-2008 term.

Joshua Fouts, director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, spoke at the 5th annual State of Play Gaming Conference in Singapore on Monday, August 20.

Fouts participated on a panel entitled, “Connecting East and West,” which explored the influence of game mechanics on cross-cultural cooperation and the challenge of intercultural communication. The panel also focused on society, governance and virtual worlds as a vehicle for people-to-people diplomacy.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy co-sponsored the Los Angeles premiere of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People, hosted by The Network of Arab-American Professionals of Los Angeles and The Los Angeles Arab Film Festival. The film by The Media Education Foundation is based on Dr. Jack Shaheen’s ground-breaking book.

The British Consulate-General and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School co-hosted a discussion on Muslim youth engagement.

Local Muslim youth leaders talked about civic engagement in the U.S. and the UK. A photo exhibit by Peter Sanders called "The Art of Integration Exhibition: Islam in Britain’s Green and Pleasant Lands" was on display.