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.
The Middle School Cultural Exchange Program: Making Lifelong Friends
Earlier this month, thirteen Middle School students hosted Spanish exchange students from Montcau La Mola School in Matadepera, Spain (just outside Barcelona). They arrived at the airport and we promptly took them home. I was nervous to meet my exchange student Marta and she seemed just as nervous to meet me.
Chinese leader Hu Jintao to attend nuclear summit in U.S.
China announced Thursday that President Hu Jintao planned to attend a nuclear nonproliferation conference this month in Washington, an affirmative gesture after months of giving the cold shoulder to the Obama administration over a U.S. arms sale to Taiwan.
Visas bring summer workers and global ambassadors
With warm weather just around the corner, restaurants, retailers and other seasonal businesses are lining up their summer employees. On Cape Cod this year, around 2,000 of those workers are likely to come from the State Department's summer work travel program, which invites students from around the globe to visit the United States for four months of sightseeing, cultural exchange – and employment.
International Criminal Court doesn’t need power over ‘aggression’
The ICC was established to be a standing international mechanism to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Eight trials are underway at the court, all arising out of civil wars in Africa. The court has yet to convict a defendant of any of these offenses.
Shanghai’s Expo Is Chance For World To Court China
On May 1, the modern-day equivalent, the World Expo, will open in Shanghai, China. Given China's rising international profile, the Shanghai Expo seems to be less about inventions and more about geopolitics. Countries are thinking up ever more inventive ways to tout the national brand to the expo's expected 70 million visitors, most of whom will be Chinese.
In Azerbaijan, voices for democracy strive to be heard
American policymakers should have learned from countries in the Middle East and other areas that authoritarian, corrupt regimes do not make reliable allies. Nor is their "stability" based on the consent of the governed. The democratic opposition in Azerbaijan does not seek intervention or financial assistance from the United States. What we need is the moral support of an America that stands by its own values.
Art as Cultural Exchange
Seattle’s diverse, multicultural population provides the ideal setting for an international gallery such as ArtXchange. “Art is a reflection of culture and I believe as a city, the arts are still catching up to reflect our cultural diversity,” says Edmonds. “Traditional fine art is primarily Euro-western defined and critiqued, and I would love to see a broader, more anthropologically based view of art.”
Getting Shanghai World Expo Tickets
Expo is going to last for six months and Shanghai is expecting 70 million visitors (mostly domestic) to the city to see the pavilions that the participating countries have built. (Yes, thanks to heroic fund raising efforts by Hillary Clinton, even the US is going to have a pavilion...)
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