The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy, in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Education, launched the “2011 Liberia National Spelling Bee” on September 17, 2010. According to a press release from the Embassy, its PDS will also partner with Essence Communications Ltd., an educational promoter based in Accra, Ghana...

Fourteen Liberian entrepreneurs departed Liberia to participate in a training program funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Vocational students in Germany are given a rare chance to be in the spotlight through a partnership with an American dance organization that works with disadvantaged youth.

American scholar Michael Mandelbaum has sparked much debate thanks to a book he has just published titled The Frugal Superpower: America’s Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era. Mr Mandelbaum’s argument...is that the United States, because of its debt obligations following from the 2008 financial crisis, but also because of its fiscal structure and major entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, can no longer afford to play the international role it has for decades.

The American people want to play an active part in world affairs but their internationalism is increasingly constrained by economic troubles at home and diminished influence overseas, according to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ 2010 survey of public opinion on U.S. foreign policy.

The show, 'The America Days', will promote a better understanding of the culture, society, policies, values and institutions of the United States, said Angela L. Gemza of American Cultural Centre at US Consulate General Office in Mumbai.

The clinic, administered by military medical personnel from both countries, would be one of the culminating events of a two-week, U.S.-led exercise meant to improve the FARDC's medical capabilities -- all part of the "soft power" strategy advanced by U.S. Africa Command, based in Germany.

Though the presence of Roma (more commonly known as “Gypsies”) is nothing new in Western Europe, French President Nicolas Sarkozy began an unprecedented immigration crackdown campaign on Roma in France this past summer. In July, Sarkozy announced plans to dismantle 300 illegal Roma camps in his country...