Strengthening America's Dialogue with the World

The Public Diplomacy Council of America is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) association of professionals and scholars promoting excellence in the professional practice, academic study, and advocacy for public diplomacy.

Our work

  • Honors practitioners’ achievements;
  • Helps members stay in touch and keep current with issues and new developments in global communications;
  • Mentors and trains professionals in this rapidly changing field;
  • Promotes understanding of the increasingly important public dimension of statecraft and;
  • Generates support for America’s global engagement.

Latest News

Dec. 8 - Celebrating Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace

PDCA's December forum will focus on President's Dwight Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative. President Eisenhower placed the debate over the control of nuclear science and technology,...

Nov. 3: International Broadcasting—Why a Free Press Still Matters

November's First Monday Forum will feature Steven L Herman, a veteran broadcast journalist and retired Foreign Service Officer. He is now the executive director of the Jordan Center...

After State: Employment Opportunities in Academe

To help colleagues navigate life after State, PDCA’s Academic Study and Program Committees invite you to join a virtual panel on employment in academe scheduled for Oct. 21 at...

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Member Views

Fightin' Words, by Bill Wanlund

Why would Panorama, a popular BBC-TV news magazine, manipulate a 4-year-old video recording of an already belligerent speech by President Trump to make it sound even more aggressive?...

The Soft Power of Historical Connections, by Julie Moyes

Moyes draws on her personal experience with commemorations of fallen U.S. service members during World War II in Europe.

Worth Noting: Losing Sleep Over Sleeper Threats

As if the global threats we know about aren’t bad enough, here comes foreign affairs writer Nicholas Kralev poking around for “sleeper” threats that we don’t...

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