CPD to Welcome the Summer Institute Class of 2013

On July 21, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy will kick off its 2013 Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy. The professional training program will run through August 2.

Now in its eighth year, the CPD Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy is an intensive two-week program designed to immerse mid-career participants in the critical study of public diplomacy by combining traditional classroom instruction with collaborative hands-on exercises.

“Through sophisticated training, the Summer Institute is designed to elevate the professionalism of those in and out of government who are involved in public diplomacy. This year, we have seen an increase of highly sophisticated and experienced practitioners who have applied to the 2013 program," said CPD Director Philip Seib.

Taught by some of the most distinguished public diplomacy scholars and practitioners, this unique program has garnered global attention and continues to attract participants of the highest caliber from a wide range of fields including foreign ministries, intelligence and economics agencies, military, media, defense and homeland security, public relations, and the private sector.

This year the Center expects its largest class yet: 32 participants from 16 countries including Denmark, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United States.

Participants in the Class of 2013 will include:

Abdulla Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Managing Editor, Al-Arab Qatari Newspaper, Qatar

Maryam Al-Darwish (Qatar)
Media Analyst, Media Development Department, Qatar Media Corporation, Qatar

Lolwa Al-Jefairi (Qatar)
Communications Analyst, Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar

Faisal Al-Mudahka (Qatar)
Director of Media and Social Development, MAERSK Oil, Qatar

Abdulrahman Al-Thani (Qatar)
Director Manager, Media Development Department, Qatar Media Corporation, Qatar

Tarek Ben Youssef (Tunisia)
Sr. Political Officer, African Union Mission to the U.S., Washington, DC

Jeanne Briganti (USA)
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate in Vancouver, U.S. Department of State

B. Senem Ceviki-Ersaydi (Turkey)
Assistant Professor, Ankara University, Turkey

Riva Ganguly Das (India)
Joint Secretary (Public Diplomacy), Ministry of External Affairs, India

Oke Edward Epia (Nigeria)
Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Nigeria

Tiffinni Fierro (USA)
Analyst, U.S. Government, Washington, DC

Christoph Geiseler (USA)
Candidate, Master's of Public Diplomacy
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism

Nicholas C. Griffith, III (USA)
Narcotics Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, U.S. Department of State

Ronald Hawkins (USA)
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, U.S. Department of State

Mitsuhiro Inada (Japan)
Assistant Director, Accounting and Contract Managing Division, The Japan Foundation, Japan

Min-jeong Kim (Korea)
Deputy Director, Korean Studies Department, The Korea Foundation, Korea

Nahoi Koo (South Korea)
Doctoral Candidate, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California

Bangbok Lee (Korea)
Global Leadership/Seminar Team Leader, Deputy Director of Public Diplomacy Department, The Korea Foundation
Candidate, Master's of Public Diplomacy
USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism

Lia Miller (USA)
Foreign Service Officer, Office of International Media Engagement, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
2013 Davis Fellow, Council of American Ambassadors

Kirsten Mogensen (Denmark)
Associate Professor, Roskilde University, Denmark

Josepha Musabyemariya (Rwanda)
Assistant to the Permanent Representative/Secretary, African Union Mission to the U.S., Washington, DC

Leah Pease (USA)
Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

Erin Rattazzi (USA)
Public Affairs Officer, Office of the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
2013 Davis Fellow, Council of American Ambassadors

Mordehay Dennis Rodgold (Israel)
Director of Information and Visual Media Department, Media & Public Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Ana Salido (Mexico)
Director of Economic Promotion and Public Affairs, State of Sonora, Mexico

Timothy Standaert (USA)
Civilian Team Leader/Senior Civilian Representative PRT, U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State

Major Rony Stolar (Israel)
Northern Command Spokesperson, Israel Defense Forces, Israel

Diana-Lynn Tracey (USA)
Political Analyst, U.S. Government, Washington, DC

Monica Velarde Mendez (Mexico)
Deputy Director General for Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Willemijn Vendrig (Netherlands)
Senior Communications Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Hague

Horatio Bobby Willie (Liberia)
Assistant Minister for Public Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liberia

Floris Winters (Netherlands)
Digital Communications Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Washington, DC

For more information on the Summer Institute, click here, or contact Stacy Ingber, Assistant Director of Programming and Events, via email at cpdevent@usc.edu or by telephone at 213-821-2078.