The Public Diplomacy and World Public Opinion Forum evolved out of a desire to provide a platform for cross-fertilization between academics, practitioners and public opinion pollsters. The Forum took place between April 9-11, 2006 in Washington D.C. and was co-chaired by Geoffrey Cowan, former Dean of the Annenberg School; Joshua Fouts, former Executive Director of the Center on Public Diplomacy; and Andrew Kohut, President of the Pew Research Center.

USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the International Visitor's Council welcomed visiting international journalists from the Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program.

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences’ Dean Joseph Aoun hosted a conversation with French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte about new trends in French-American Relations.

USC School of International Relations Director Steven Lamy welcomed Cypriot Ambassador Evriviades. The Ambassador will discuss Cyprus as a European Union member and what this means for the island itself and the immediate region of the Middle East.

Todd Leventhal is the Chief of the Counter-Misinformation Team for the U.S. Department of State. He will discuss the role of the counter misinformation office and its on-going efforts to provide information about false and misleading stories in the Middle East.

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“Public Diplomacy on the Edge: Life as a Public Affairs Officer in Afghanistan”
Anne O’Leary, Counselor for Public Affairs U.S. Embassy- Kabul, Afghanistan