USC Center on Public Diplomacy to Kick Off 2010 Summer Institute
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will kick off its 2010 Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy at the university July 19 and run through July 30.
Currently in its fifth year, the Summer Institute is an intensive two-week course designed to immerse participants in the critical study of public diplomacy by uniquely combining traditional classroom instruction with collaborative hands-on exercises.
“The significance of public diplomacy has grown exponentially during the past decade,” said CPD Director Philip Seib. “We will be building the future of public diplomacy during the Summer Institute.”
Taught by some of the world’s most distinguished public diplomacy experts, this exclusive program has garnered global attention and attracts participants of the highest caliber from a wide range of public diplomacy career fields including foreign ministries, intelligence and economics agencies, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, defense and homeland security, public relations, and the private sector.
This year, the Center expects 30 participants from 13 countries: Morocco, United Arab Emirates, United States, Brazil, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, Australia, Jordan, South Korea, Ghana, South Africa, and India.
This year's class includes:
Amal Aaziz (Morocco)
Public Relations Agent
Delegation of State of Qatar to UNESCO
Shihab Al Faheem (UAE)
Deputy Executive Director, Protocol and Communication Division
Crown Prince Court, UAE
Sameera Al-Romaithi (UAE)
Head, Crown Prince’s Agenda Section, Porotocol and Communication Division
Crown Prince Court, UAE
Alyazia K. AlSuwaidi (UAE)
Ph.D. Student – Intercultural Broadcasting
Kingston University
Mara Sunshine Andersen (USA)
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Consulate of Shenyang, China
Heather Sue Babb (USA)
Strategic Communication Specialist
U.S. Southern Command
Richard Paul Barnes (USA)
Telecommunications Manager, Radio Operations
Voice of America
Courtney Beale (USA)
Special Assistant to the Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Joffre Castelo Branco Cavalcante, Jr. (Brazil)
Analyst
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Jing Chu (Netherlands)
Public Diplomacy Officer
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Beijing
Roser Clavell (Spain)
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Government of Catalonia
Henry G.F. Fan (Taiwan)
Director on Home Assignment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Joshua Adam Frey (USA)
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy
Ari Gaitanis (Australia)
Associate Spokesperson
United Nations, Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Sausan Rasem Ghosheh (Jordan)
Chief of External Communications
United Nations Development Programme
Meghan Gregonis (USA)
Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State
Hoseon Ha (South Korea)
Deputy Director of the Media Department
The Korea Foundation
Aaron Henninger (USA)
Director of Strategic Communication Research and Instruction
USAF Public Affairs Center of Excellence at the USAF Air War College
Baba Kamara (Ghana)
High Commissioner/Ambassador
Ghana High Commission – Abuja
Kim Marie Katson (USA)
Senior Manager
The Boeing Company, The Walt Disney Company
Arthur Kibbelaar (Netherlands)
Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York City
Michelle Anna Lee (USA)
Foreign Service Officer
U.S. Department of State
Todd Lindgren (USA)
Vice President
FilmLA
Andre Dunham Maciel Siaines de Castro (Brazil)
Career Diplomat/First Secretary
Brazilian Ministry of External Relations
Malusi Mogale (South Africa)
Spokesperson to the Minister of DIRCO
Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Saul Kgomotso Molobi (South Africa)
Chief Director of Public Diplomacy
Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Hyangjoo Park (South Korea)
Deputy Director
The Korea Foundation Cultural Center
Matthew Parks (South Africa)
Manager, Public Relations
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Navdeep Singh Suri (India)
Joint Secretary and Head, Public Diplomacy Division
New Delhi
Judy Ying-ming Wong (Taiwan)
Executive Secretary, Research and Planning Committee
Republic of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For more information on the Summer Institute, click here to visit the website, or contact Stacy Ingber, Assistant Director of Programming and Events, via email at singber@usc.edu or telephone: 213-821-5556.
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