The USC Center Public Diplomacy was invited to join State Department Spokesman and Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Richard Boucher on Wednesday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST for a live on-line chat.

Members of the student group logged on from the CPD conference room in ASC 103, where we were able to participate in the chat live on our big flat-panel screen! Following this inaugural event, over the next few months "Chat With a Diplomat" will feature a series of different speakers and topics, in which we will also hopefully be able to participate.

Dr. Steve Lamy and the School of International Relations faculty visited with Alan Charlton, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission (Deputy Ambassador), British Embassy, Washington D.C. Mr. Charlton addressed the subjects of the moment, (transatlantic relations; Iraq; MEPP, etc) and also on the two priority topics that Tony Blair has set for Britain's Presidency of the G8 this year: Africa and climate change.

Dean Geoffrey Cowan, faculty, students and staff, discussed "Politics, the War... and More" with Amabassor Derek N. Shearer.

CPD Student Group meeting with Dick O'Neill, president of the Highlands Forum.

David Abshire describes strategy for successful Public Diplomacy at CPD Breakfast

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Larry Diamond met with Annenberg students and faculty for an informative discussion of public diplomacy, the Iraq elections, and Middle East foreign policy.

Dean Geoffrey Cowan, students, and faculty for a discussed of "Politics, War... and More" with Adam Hochschild and James MacGregor Burns.

Nicholas Cull Spoke of Past Problems and New Hope

January 19, 2005: Despite some current worries and new challenges, there is great reason to be hopeful for the future of public diplomacy, said CPD special guest Dr. Nicholas Cull at USC Annenberg on Tuesday.

"We must be aware of new competitors, new alliances, new opportunities, new players, new methods of communication, and new ways of living," he said, arguing that in order to move public diplomacy into the future and confront current problems such as inadequate structure and methods we must be aware of its history.