PD Happenings: April 07 - April 13

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

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Cultural Diplomacy

• How Can Culture Help Change the World for the Better? - Abu Dhabi World
• Athens Hosts Festival of Two Cultures: Greece-Italy - ANSAmed
• Promoting Arabic Culture, Language Is Essential — Now More Than Ever, Says Arab World Institute Head - Arab News
• Emmanuel Macron Treats Saudi Crown Prince to Private Dinner at Louvre in Latest Symbolic Gesture - The Telegraph
• Concert by French Singer Ambroisibe - Gulf Times
• Ganga Initiative Brings Culture Into New Asian Trade Routes - InDepthNews
• Fashion Unzipped Podcast: Can Saudi Arabia's New Fashion Week Bring Women's Empowerment to the Kingdom? - The Telegraph
• Malta to Host Armenian Cultural Days - Public Radio of Armenia
• Pacific Symphony Will Perform in NYC's Carnegie Hall, Then Tour in China - The Los Angeles Times

Soft Power

• Understanding the UK's Soft Power: More Than Shakespeare and the Royal Family - The Journal of International Communication
• ‘Public Diplomacy Critical for Peace in Perilous Times’ - The Korea Herald 
• Assessing Pakistan’s Soft Power - Daily Pakistan
• Part II: Make Time for PD - CPD Blog

Digital & Tech Diplomacy

• There's Now an Ambassador Representing His Country in Silicon Valley — And We Should've Had Them All Along - Mashable
• Facebook Privacy Critics Ignore Benefits of Social Media - Competitive Enterprise Institute 
• An Optimistic Research Agenda for Digital Public Diplomacy - CPD Blog

People-to-People Diplomacy

• Farm Bureau Official: Kazakhstan on the Rise - The Country Today
• Chinese Artists' Visit to Kenya Breaks New Ground in Cultural Diplomacy - Xinhua News Agency

Nation Branding

• Egyptian Ambassador Seeks to Convey True Image of His Country and the Middle East to Japanese - The Japan Times
• Confronting Negative Perceptions of ‘New’ Zim - The Standard

Global Development

• Islamic Development Bank Launches Innovation Fund - Public Finance International

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