A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Tara Sonenshine nominated as State’s new public diplomacy head
"This is an outstanding appointment," Douglas Wilson, the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, told The Cable today. "This is great news for those who care about public diplomacy. Tara Sonenshine brings a multiplicity of talents to this job...
Obama taps Tara Sonenshine for Public Diplomacy Under Secretary at State
Tara D. Sonenshine is the Executive Vice President of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Prior to joining USIP, she was a strategic communications adviser to many international organizations including USIP, the International Crisis Group, Internews, CARE...
Opening the lines of communication
Wang Guoqing, vice-minister of State Council Information Office (SCIO), led a panel discussion of public diplomacy...To help foreign countries improve the understanding of China, the Chinese government is making great efforts to enhance its public diplomacy skills...
Islamists and the Tests They Face
Although most political observers in this region take Ghannouchi at his word, any political party or individual with the label “Islamist” attached is viewed with great suspicion in the West. Part of this stems from the lack of knowledge about Muslims’ faith and culture...
America’s itch to brawl has a new target – but bombs can’t conquer Iran
If ever there were a country that was once ripe for soft-power diplomacy, it was modern Iran. Yet the west misread Ahmadinejad and then misread such dissenters as Mohammad Khatami and parliament's speaker, Mehdi Karroubi.
City to host UK education fair
UK's international organisation for education and cultural relations, The British Council, is organising one-stop exhibitions for those who aspire to study in the UK. Titled 'Education UK Exhibitions', the trade fair will travel to six cities in the country beginning from New Delhi to Kolkata...
Brazil Springs A WikiLeak… Assange Tags Newsman As Media Mole
...The outing is a reminder to press freedom and open internet advocates of how U.S. public diplomacy folded into local media culture can construct political reality in emerging democracies that can change the outcome in the ballot box.
Ripken prepares for Japan visit as US sports ambassador; hopes for presidential future in MLB
“We communicate through baseball,” Ripken said in an interview with The Associated Press. “Japan loves their baseball, maybe equally as much or more than we do..." This will be Ripken’s third trip as a Public Diplomacy Envoy. He traveled to China in 2007 and to Nicaragua in 2008.
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