public diplomacy
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Read CPD's interview with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
![Photo reprinted courtesy of Abbie Rowe via Wikimedia Commons John and Jacqueline Kennedy 27 March 1963, by Abbie Rowe](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/jackie_0.jpg?itok=nsqYdCkB)
Remembering the woman who helped build and preserve JFK's legacy, and served as a beloved public diplomat.
![Photo reprinted courtesy of Mathias Swasik via Flickr New York Rally Against Trump, by Mathias Swasik](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/22785937988_fbf9f793cb_b.jpg?itok=Jf5dhjyp)
A new president-elect means a new reality for public diplomacy.
Half and Halves is an artistic collaboration devoted to telling the story of California's Punjabi-Mexicans.
![Photo reprinted courtesy of Tom Hilton via Flickr City Hall, by Tom Hilton](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/27276963754_235a3de1eb_k.jpg?itok=pS7ohsby)
A new website merges community-building and professional advice.
![Photo reprinted courtesy of Providence Doucet via Pexels Autumn Leaves, by Providence Doucet](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/pexels-photo-90821.jpeg?itok=Xae3Kgte)
Revisit the month's most-read blogs.
![Photo reprinted courtesy of Public Information Office via Flickr Halloween Happenings 2013, by Public Information Office](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/Halloween%20PD%20Blog%20Post%20Image_Web.jpg?itok=PIf0G9u2)
Halloween has become inexorably defined by and linked to America, making it a soft power export.
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New technology for charitable giving and a cooking class taught by refugees were featured in this week's headlines