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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.

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

Hans “Tom” Tuch PDCA Graduate Fellow: Now accepting applications

The deadline for candidates’ submissions is May 15, 2025.

May 5 - Canada and Mexico: Public Diplomacy to the US and the World in the Trump 2.0 moment

Evan Potter of University of Ottawa and Cesar Villanueva of IberoAmericana in Mexico City will consider the public diplomacy responses of the immediate neighbors of the United States...

Conducting Public Diplomacy in Closed Societies: Video now available

PDCA's April 7 First Monday Forum featured Public Affairs Officers who served in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana. Hear how they were able to conduct public diplomacy despite the challenges...

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Member Views

Bill Wanlund’s Worth Noting: A Transatlantic look at the U.S.-China Meme Wars

Bill takes a look at a BBC radio program/podcast called “When it Hits the Fan” (WIHTF).

International Education under Trump 2.0, by Deborah Cohn

Professor Cohn asserts that the Trump administration’s cuts and cancellations of international educational and exchange programs and modern language study damage U.S. cultural...

Lives Transformed Through Citizen Exchange, by Junlong Wang

Junlong Wang tells her story of experiencing, then promoting citizen exchange for students who don't have international experience.

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