Comments on: Future of Public Diplomacy Unsettled at State

By: Bill Kiehl

Bill Kiehl — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:21:29 +0000

For my take on the White Oak Summit, Public Diploamcy and Judith McHale's nomination see my blog:http://pdworldwide.blogspot.com/

By: Bill Kiehl

Bill Kiehl — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:21:29 +0000

For my take on the White Oak Summit, Public Diploamcy and Judith McHale's nomination see my blog:http://pdworldwide.blogspot.com/

By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:39:58 +0000

Speaking of Hillary Clinton:

There is bad news about her husband.

It is opined that Bill Clinton committed racist hate crimes, and I am not free to say anything further about it.

Respectfully Submitted by Andrew Y. Wang, J.D. Candidate
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

(I can type 90 words per minute, and there are probably thousands of copies on the Internet indicating the content of this post.)
_________________
“If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memories so they never got stale and faded.” Off the top of my head—it came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.

By: John Ferguson

John Ferguson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:18:38 +0000

It seems to me that the important face to face work done by educational and cultural (and sports and medical….) diplomats gets left out of the strategic communications picture here. These of course take more elbow grease and effort but they have strong multiplier effects and resonance in communities and through media coverage. Broadway diplomacy, Jazz Diplomacy, Hiplomacy….you name it. Unique American art forms and 'cool new things' from the US have the capacity to work wonders in our PD efforts. We shouldn't underestimate the power joint performance of US and local artists in one of the above genres can have for participants, audiences and resonance in the media. We have seen it first hand in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, etc in our work with youth

By: Public diplomacy or public relations? « CB3 Communications Blog

Public diplomacy or public relations? « CB3 Communications Blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:12:44 +0000

[...] PD, such as the Smith-Mundt act. Currently, the Obama Adminstration is raising the very issue of what PD should be, but many in the US tend to bunch PR in with advertising, marketing and branding, unlike in the UK, [...]

By: Mideast by Midwest

Mideast by Midwest — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:38:20 +0000

Enough of all this listening... what's the Madam Secretary plan to DO with all of these special envoys and retooled "smart" policies at her command?

www.mideastbymidwest.com

By: Recommended reads « Caracas Gringo

Recommended reads « Caracas Gringo — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:32:59 +0000

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By: Daily Reader « Es muss sein.

Daily Reader « Es muss sein. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:32:15 +0000

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By: Hawaiianstyle

Hawaiianstyle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:54:12 +0000

Why is the choice either or? Certainly in today's world we need both.

By: In Today’s News « Budget Insight

In Today’s News « Budget Insight — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:04:07 +0000

[...] Future of Public Diplomacy Unsettled at State – The Washington Independent Some veterans of the public diplomacy field wonder if the administration views job as a national-security position or a public-relations one. [...]