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

March 3: Global Threat of Disinformation, with Karl Stoltz

The March First Monday Forum will focus on the Global Threat of Disinformation. We are honored to have Karl Stoltz as our guest speaker.

Former Secretary of State Antony R. Blinken's Remarks at Special Forum on January 14, 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the special PDCA Forum at which he was honored with an award for his leadership of Public Diplomacy during his four years as Secretary.

GPA Acting A/S Stephanie Sutton’s Remarks at Public Diplomacy Council of America January 14, 2025

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Stephanie Sutton spoke at the January 14 special forum in which PDCA recognized former Secretary of State Antony R. Blinken for his contributions...

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Member Views

Trump Administration Actions and Words, by Jim Fry

Fry argues that "It seems time to revisit recent articles on this blog, following Elon Musk’s jarring social media post Sunday morning proposing Voice of America and Radio...

American Diplomacy in Crisis: A Time to Support Litigation and Employee Unions, by Bruce Gregory  

Gregory argues that it's time to support the litigation and other measures implemented by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), the American Federation of Government Employees...

Bill Wanlund's Worth Noting: Bill Clinton in Berlin

Bill Wanlund concludes our series about Presidential and VIP visits overseas and in the U.S.

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