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July 14: The essential role of partnership between public diplomacy and those pursuing economic and commercial progress
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Remembering Richard Boucher
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PDCA's New Leadership: Karl Stoltz and Dr. Vivian Walker are co-presidents
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Memories of VOA, by Phillip Brown
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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.
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- 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.
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August First Monday Forum: When the U.S. Retreats: Soft Power in Africa
PDCA's August First Monday Forum on August 4 will focus on Africa and U.S. soft power.
Our speakers include :
- Dr. Richard Wike, Director of Global Attitudes Research at...
July 14: The essential role of partnership between public diplomacy and those pursuing economic and commercial progress
PDCA's July 14 Forum will focus on economic and commercial diplomacy and the role that public diplomacy plays.
PDCA Internship for Communication and Advocacy
PDCA announces an opening for a paid internship.
Member Views
Effective Public Diplomacy During NATO Enlargement, by Gordon Duguid
Duguid draws on his experience on detail to NATO to challenge the Kremlin's narrative that former Warsaw Pact members were recruited to join the alliance so as to isolate Russia.
Memories of VOA, by Philip Brown
Retired Foreign Service Officer Philip Brown looks back at his career in diplomacy and finds the Voice of America a constant information source and invaluable instrument of statecraft.
Higher education, research, and the international image of the U.S. under the second Trump administration, by Deborah Cohn
Deborah Cohn shows how (1) education and research opportunities in the U.S. currently also function as modes of soft power, and (2) the Trump administration’s attacks on these...