The Public and Cultural Diplomacy Forum provides a venue for the discussion of issues related to public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, and the increasing centrality of new media technologies to novel forms of collaborative diplomacy. Continue reading »
By Mary Jo A. Pham Food is the butter to diplomacy’s bread. It is also an incredibly powerful, nonverbal means of communication. Long ago, culinary needs preceded diplomatic needs, opening up ancient trade routes and pathways that eventually shaped the global political and economic landscape of today. Later, in the time of the Silk Road, … Continue reading »
Original site: http://www.usip.org/events/media-that-moves-millions Media as Global Diplomat: Media that Moves Millions Hosted by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) RSVP HERE to attend this event RSVP HERE to watch the Livestream Sponsored by USIP and ITVS, the Media as Global Diplomat series of summits has highlighted the expanding power of today’s media … Continue reading »
By Mary Jo A. Pham The Canadian media recently billed the October 2012 screening and reception for the Oscar-nominated film “Argo” at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. a “hot ticket” success for public diplomacy. ”Argo,” a film about the role of the CIA during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, is a leading contender in this weekend’s … Continue reading »
Yesterday, Senator John Kerry was overwhelmingly confirmed as the new Secretary of State in the Senate by a vote of 94-3. Under current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, public diplomacy was part of the two pillars of smart power, diplomacy and development, and was supported through tools like 21st century statecraft and the Quadrennial Diplomacy … Continue reading »
PCDF was thrilled to have Philip Seib, the Director of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, join us for a discussion about his new book Real Time Diplomacy: Policy and Power in The Social Media Era. In an intimate roundtable setup, students had the opportunity to discuss the uses and challenges … Continue reading »
Yesterday afternoon, I joined a packed audience at the Uptown Theatre in Cleveland Park to finally see Zero Dark Thirty. On a purely cinematic level, it was a very good film that kept the entire audience on the edge of their seats the entire time and left many speechless when the lights came up. However, … Continue reading »
