PD Happenings: July 21 - 27

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.

Follow #TWiPD on Twitter Friday-Sunday for featured articles (in bold below).

Cultural Diplomacy

• Aurora's Puerto Rican Heritage Festival Will Return After Absence Last Year - Chicago Tribune
• UK Envoy's Food Diplomacy - New Straits Times
• International Musicians Create Harmony Through Music Program - Voice of America
• Turkey’s Diplomacy Attracts With Enchanting Culture - The Korea Herald
• Young U.S. Musicians Give Flash Mob Performances in Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
• Chicago Cultural Center Hosts Evening of Egyptian Dance, Music - Chicago Tribune
• Tiepolo, Canaletto Star in Moscow - ANSA
• Tunisian Producers See Promise in Olive Oil Tourism - Olive Oil Times

Exchange Diplomacy

• Chinese Students Speak of Positive Experience in the UAE - Gulf News
• Public Diplomacy Strategies for South Korea's New Southern Policy - CPD Blog
• Sister-City Teachers Become Playrights With FST Write-A-Play Training - Herald Tribune
• Russia's Victory Day as a Vehicle for Disinformation - CPD Blog
• Friendship Force County Durham Welcomes American Guests - The Northern Echo

Global Dev

• World's First Disability Summit Launched - The National
• Help Is on the Way, at Last, for Religious Minorities in Iraq - The Washington Post

Citizen Diplomacy

• We Need More Citizen-to-Citizen Diplomacy With Russia - The Hill
• What Makes the Holy See’s Diplomacy Unique, According to Vatican’s Foreign Minister - Crux

Soft Power

• China's 'Soft Power' in Senegal - Al Jazeera

Digital Diplomacy

• Saudi Foreign Ministry Launches New Communication Center - Arab News

Humanitarian Aid

• Thailand Joins International Aid Effort for Flooded Laos - The Nation

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