Video available: U.S. Public Diplomacy in Chile: First Monday Forum in August
Click on the image for link to video of the program. Pictured: U.S. Ambassador to Chile Bernadette M. Meehan.
At our September 9 forum, Dr. Alison Prasch spoke about how U.S. presidents used their travel abroad to shape public opinion.
Watch the program, hosted by PDCA's new Academic Study Committee, on our YouTube channel.
Willem Post - Building Bridges, by Julie R. Moyes
Read Julie R. Moyes's blogpost about the October 7 First Monday Forum. Click on the image.
September 23 Forum: Honoring Excellence in PD Leadership by a Senior Officer - Camille P. Dawson, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Photo: Bruce Guthrie)
Click on image: Meet Camille P. Dawson, recipient of the 2024 PDCA Award for PD Leadership by a Senior Officer. Shown: USC's Adam Clayton Powell III & PDCA President Joel Fischman.
Joyce Karam and Bret Schafer are our speakers for the November 18 forum on the 2024 Election Landscape at Home and Abroad
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Latest News
Nov. 18 Forum: 2024 Election Landscape
Bret Schafer of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. and Joyce Karam of Al-Monitor will help us analyze the 2024 election landscape at our Nov. 18 forum.
October 7: Democracy and U.S. Presidential Elections: A View from Europe.
Our featured speaker is Willem Post, an IVLP alumnus from The Netherlands who reports on US elections on Dutch television.
September 23 Forum: Honoring Excellence in PD Leadership by a Senior Officer - Camille P. Dawson, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
PDCA will honor Camille P. Dawson on September 23 with its Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy Leadership by a Senior Officer
Member Views
Council Members: Find Your Colleagues
This short article takes PDCA members step by step to find their colleagues and explore communities of interest within our organization.
How Indigenous Names and Languages Are Reshaping Global Diplomacy, by Naseem Qader
Nations that suffered under Colonial regimes can build a new global image by reclaiming indigenous names and languages, but "to maximize their soft power potential, these efforts...
What's Truth Got To Do With It, by Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson wonders why the Department of State's public diplomacy corps doesn't have a code of ethics for truthful and transparent public communication.