According to HAN, this mission is to promote understanding of Ethiopian foreign policy to the World. The Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Public Diplomacy section manages three major areas of communications for the Ethiopian Missions: media relations, diaspora community outreach and feedback correspondence from the Ethiopian Ambassadors.

Cuba has exchanged American citizen Alan Gross for three Cubans jailed in the United States. The prisoner swap is set to be the first step in a major overhaul of US-Cuba relations.

The public diplomacy delegation of Ethiopia comprised of more than 70 renowned personalities from all walks of life and journalists is leaving for Cairo today (December 15, 2014). The public diplomacy delegation, the first of its kind, is traveling To Egypt with the objective of building trust and fraternal relations between the peoples' of Ethiopia and Egypt.

In a joint declaration issued by the two countries after the council's meeting, the prime ministers highlighted the role of mutual trust and friendly relations in economic development, peace, stability and prosperity in the region. Trade, energy and tourism were designated as strategic for both countries' interests.

An expert in nation building, Miss Wendy Tlou, has argued that building a successful nation brand is not about a geographical location, but about the people in that location. She also pointed out that before a country's rebranding effort can be effective, the government must obtain the buy-in of the citizens, who then naturally become the project’s ambassadors.

Kazakhstan is scrambling to keep its diplomatic options open amid rapidly rising Western-Russian tension. Not wanting to get dragged down by Western sanctions imposed on Russia, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s administration is ramping up an international charm offensive.

An overwhelming majority of Israelis believes relations with the US have been harmed due to the bad relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, according to a Smith Research poll taken in honor of Thursday’s Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference.

Greek shares suffered their worst hammering in nearly three decades Tuesday, on concerns the country is heading for a political crisis that could jeopardize its vital bailout program.