Announcements
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Read the first CPD Photo Essay about two very different Jackie's, each of whom used fashion as a tool of public diplomacy.
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CPD is pleased to present a report summarizing discussions from the March 2013 conference: "International Broadcasting in the Social Media Era." Key topics included participation, transparency, and the journalist’s changing role in today’s rapidly evolving mediascape.
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On Monday, November 18, CPD was pleased to welcome Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs. Ryan brings decades of experience in communications, public engagement, and cultural exchange to this CPD Conversation in Public Diplomacy.
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On November 9, the website for the U.S.-Mexico Network at USC went live in conjunction with an event featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton.
CPD Contributing Scholar Mai’a Cross co-edited the soon-to-be published book European Public Diplomacy: Soft Power at Work, and wrote the first of its eleven chapters, “Conceptualizing European Public Diplomacy.”
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CPD Director Jay Wang was one of a group of academic experts invited to speak at the Dubai Expo 2020 Theme Symposium held on October 22-24.
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John Curtis, Keeper of the Middle East Collections at the British Museum, has accompanied the Cyrus Cylinder on its recent international museum tour. He spoke to CPD about the role of cultural institutions in showing iconic objects and the Cylinder’s reception in different cities.
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CPD is proud to announce the selection of our 2013-15 Research Fellows. Competition this year was more intense than ever, with a mere 8% acceptance rate and the highest number of application submissions in the program's 5-year history.