Announcements
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Meet our four newest research fellows who will be conducting original research projects in the areas of cultural diplomacy, city diplomacy, digital diplomacy and museum diplomacy.
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Naima Green-Riley is the latest recipient of this annual research award.
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CPD Research Fellow Zahid Shahab Ahmed and co-authors analyze social media discourse surrounding the Pakistan leg of China's Belt & Road Initiative.
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CPD is pleased to welcome Garrett Marquis, leading global public affairs professional and former national security official, to its Advisory Board.
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The latest index and report is a joint effort from Portland Communications, Facebook and CPD. Is your country on the list?
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Recently, CPD has rolled out new website upgrades, audio-visual storytelling and social media features to better reach our global PD community.
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Public Diplomacy Magazine is now accepting submissions for its Fall/Winter 2019 issue on cyberdiplomacy.
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Highlights from yet another productive year at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.