Public Diplomacy -- Its Strategic Imperative and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever. Assistant Secretary for Education & Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will speak at the April 3 First Monday Forum.
Sohini Das, Public Engagement Specialist at the U.S. consulate in Kolkata, inspired training programs bringing together law enforcement, community workers, educators, and a half-million young people.
"I think the bang for the buck that we get from the exchanges is huge and perhaps comparable to what we get from some of our weapons systems," said former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to the PDCA’s online discussion program on May 25. Yovanovitch spoke about her recent memoir "Lessons from the Edge," and offered perspectives on the conflict in Ukraine as well as her experience as a professional diplomat. Screenshot by Katie Conti.
Michael Schneider: “When I was a junior officer…our focus excluded young people in high school and college, but nowadays we’re seeing important programs for people who are younger."
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ECA: Public Diplomacy – Its Strategic Imperative and Why It Matters Now More than Ever
Lee Satterfield, the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs will speak at the April 3 First Monday Forum. It will take place in person at George Washington University...
VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE - Capturing the Legacy of Public Diplomacy: ADST’s Oral History Program
PDCA's first hybrid program combining an in-person discussion with the option of participating in the program via Zoom will take place on March 6 at noon Eastern Time. It will focus...
Broadcasting to the USSR: History and Precedent -- Video of Program now available
A video of the December 5 First Monday Forum on Broadcasting to the USSR is now available.
Member Views
Elevating Digital Diplomacy Communities to a New Level of Thinking, by Loren Hurst
Practice-oriented frameworks empower public diplomacy talent to improve engagement of local stakeholders
The Power of Partnerships, by Sherry Mueller and Claudia Del Pozo
Partnering with like-minded organizations is one of PDCA's three core principles.
Worth Noting, by Bill Wanlund: African Americans in the Foreign Service
Ebenezer Bassett marked the beginning of a slow march toward inclusion of Black Americans in America's diplomacy.