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.

Sargent Shriver’s legacy: the Peace Corps

Shriver died this week at 95, one of the last of the Camelot clan. But his legacy is more than membership in a political dynasty. It's the Peace Corps, which has sent 200,000-plus Americans of all ages overseas to test their beliefs and share backgrounds with other nations in need of teaching and training.

Tags: united states, non-state actors, non-state pd, peace corps

Israeli report on anti-Semitism: ‘France is the most dangerous country for Jews’

Jews in France are exposed to the greatest danger of hate crimes and anti-Semitism, Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein said, quoting a report on anti-Semitism in 2010.

Tags: public opinion, israel, france

Kutch, Kutch hota hai…

Kutch may be Gujarat's most barren region, but it has given birth to people with the most fertile imagination. Films, music, literature... Kutchis have left their imprint on everything creative.

Tags: soft power, Cultural Diplomacy, india, public opinion, bollywood

State Dinner Jazz Concert: The Long Road from Kenny G

Just under the wire, this note from Nicholas Charles Bouloukos, a jazz pianist and conductor now working in China, is too interesting not to share while the Hu Jintao visit is still more or less newsworthy. Bouloukos explains how the White House choice of a jazz-centric music program for last week's State Dinner matches developments in China itself.

Tags: china, united states, Cultural Diplomacy, government pd, jazz diplomacy

Russian Pancake Week in Eternal City

In early March, celebrations dedicated to the Russian Maslenitsa Festival, or the Pancake Week, will be held in the city of Rome as part of the Russia-Italy cross-cultural exchange year. The traditional farewell-to-winter carnival will take place under the auspices of the governments of St. Petersburg and Rome.

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, russia, gastrodiplomacy, italy

State Department finds new voice, influence on Twitter amid crises from Mideast to Haiti

The State Department is tightening its embrace of Twitter and other social media as crises grip the Middle East and Haiti, with officials finding new voice, cheek and influence in the era of digital diplomacy.

Tags: united states, government pd, new technology, us department of state, digital diplomacy, haiti

Palestinian charged with insulting leader online

A reporter tagged in a Facebook image that mocked the Palestinian president said Saturday he faces trial for insulting a public figure, raising concerns about freedom of speech in the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

Tags: media, facebook, palestine

Iran bars Tehran mayor from U.S. transport ceremony

Iran has barred the mayor of Tehran from traveling to the United States for a ceremony honoring his city's advances in public transport, media reported on Saturday.

Tags: united states, government pd, public opinion, iran

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