Aidan Manley is a Project Assistant at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

At the Center, he is currently conducting research on nation branding practices at world expos, including the upcoming Expo 2020 Dubai. He is also involved in multimedia production, including the creation of videos for interviews and events that the Center conducts.

In 2020, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Culture, with a focus in Mandarin Chinese. He received his Master of Public Diplomacy from USC in 2021.