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.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
President Obama said, "Americans will be fortunate to have these distinguished men and women as their representatives abroad. Their talent, experience, and dedication will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen America’s partnerships around the world and confront the challenges of the 21st century.”
European Commission and Government of Mexico Launch Policy Dialogue in Education and Culture
The European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, signed two Joint Declarations between the European Commission and the Government of Mexico on education and culture. With these declarations the Europe and Mexico aim to reinforce their co-operation in the form of a policy dialogue on key issues in education and culture.
Obama’s trifecta: So far, So good
Obama’s listeners at Cairo University were, instead, subjected to twin eloquences of absence and silence: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s not being present, and Obama’s not mentioning him at all. Eloquent, too, was the absence of Israel from his itinerary. This omission was not a sign of hostility toward Tel Aviv, however.
HR 2410: Public Diplomacy Requires Leadership, Training, Access, and Oversight
Yesterday, the House passed HR 2410, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 2010-2011, on a vote of 235-187. This bill is potentially the most important Foreign Relations Authorization bill in decades.
Judith McHale on Public Diplomacy’s Role in National Security
What does McHale believe? Her first speech in office is delivered to CNAS’ conference, and it’s about public diplomacy’s place within the national security pantheon. (CNAS’s Kristin Lord notes that no undersecretary for public diplomacy has ever delivered an inaugural speech to a national-security audience.)What does McHale believe? Her first speech in office is delivered to CNAS’ conference, and it’s about public diplomacy’s place within the national security pantheon.
Public Diplomacy: A National Security Imperative (video)
Video broadcast of US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Judith McHale's address at the Center for a New American Security's annual conference.
Public Diplomacy: A National Security Imperative (transcript)
Broadly speaking, public diplomacy operates on two levels. First, communication. This is the air game, the radio and TV broadcasts, the websites and media outreach that all seek to explain and provide context for U.S. policies and action; and Second, engagement, the ground game of direct people-to-people exchanges, speakers, and embassy-sponsored cultural events that build personal relationships.
Judith McHale at CNAS: Public Diplomacy: A National Security Imperative
Under Secretary Judith McHale’s prepared remarks at CNAS today are [included]. If I were to pick one key take-away from her speech, it would be this: “This is not a propaganda contest – it is a relationship race. And we have got to get back in the game.”
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