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.
‘I will introduce Saudi culture in Korea’
The outgoing Korean Consul General Dal-Jun Han...will be leaving the Kingdom soon but expressed his admiration for the Saudi way of life before leaving. He told Saudi Gazette that he will make an effort to introduce Saudi culture and traditions back home in Korea.
Hillary Clinton’s Senior Tech Advisor Talks “Radical” Global Citizenship
In the turbulent center of the Venn diagram involving President Obama's multilateral foreign policy, open government mandates, and Middle-East unrest is Alec Ross, the Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Celebrity diplomacy
No sooner did Libya's ragtag army of anti-Gadhafi insurgents retreat along the Mediterranean coast toward Benghazi than France's SSP 1 chartered a Falcon executive jet to meet with dissident leaders.
US applauds cricket diplomacy, Dhoni and Sachin
U.S. Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, on Monday congratulated the leaders of both India and Pakistan for a very successful dialogue on the sidelines of the World Cup semi-final clash at Mohali last week.
Soft-power offensive
With Kim Jong-il, the Reverend Moon and military coups grabbing headlines, Korea has not always been the kingdom of cool.But since the South Koreans sent their generals back to the barracks and became the world's most internet-wired people, the transformation has taken place...
Nothing But The Truth!
At our last week’s discussion on nation branding we asked a question: “What do we tell the world about Latvia with love and pride?” And it was worth listening to the answers. Why?
Côte d’Ivoire: Humanitarian Aid Via Twitter Hashtag
In the midst of this turmoil, the Twitter hashtag #civ2010 has been providing an essential source of information in the country. However, many Twitter users have raised their voices to complain that the hashtag is fast becoming a virtual means for supporters of both camps to confront each other.
Africa Wired
As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in Cairo's Tahrir Square celebrated the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, some held up mobile phones to snap photos of the crowd, others sent Twitter messages to their friends and a few wielded signs proclaiming, "Thank you, Facebook."
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