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.
VIDEO AVAILABLE: 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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Ambassador Jean Manes to speak at December 16 Forum
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Latest News
Joseph Nye: Public Diplomacy and the Future of Soft Power
Professor Joseph Nye will be our guest for a First Monday Forum on January 6 at 12:00 p.m. The program will be via Zoom.
Re-engaging UNESCO: Ambassador Jean Manes at Dec. 16 Event
Join us via Zoom on December 16 to discuss the U.S. and UNESCO
PDCA Joins Others To Endorse Kaine-Young Bill for Annual Report on Unfunded Programs
PDCA has formally endorsed S. 4863, 'The Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act,' cosponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN). PDCA joined colleague organizations...
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POTUS and the VIPs, Part III, by Bill Wanlund
Bill brings us three accounts of public diplomacy behind the President, by Dan Whitman, Joe Johnson, and Michael Korff.
POTUS and the VIPs, Part II, compiled by Bill Wanlund
Bill Wanlund continues his series about how public diplomacy staffers manage summitry, featuring anecdotes by Bea Camp and Michael Korff.
POTUS and the VIPs, by Bill Wanlund
Part of public diplomacy's job is to polish and highlight foreign visits by senior U.S. officials, including the President. Bill gives us the first of a series of reminiscences from...