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Outside Events of Interest |
A listing of PD related events taking place around the world. Send details of your event to cpdevent@usc.edu for inclusion.
A Focus on Global Health: At the Intersection of Public Health and Public Diplomacy
Photographic Exhibit by MPD Student Paul Rockower
Venue: USC; Tyler Prize Pavillion
April 5, 2010
South Asia and the West: Entwined, Entangled and Engaged
South Asian Studies Association
Venue: USC; Davidson Conference Center
April 10 - 11, 2010
The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Venue: New York City and Washington DC
April 18-24, 2010
U.S.-Relations with the Muslim World: One Year After Cairo
A Conference
Venue: Washington, DC
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Venue: Berlin, Germany
June 11-18, 2010
Competition Policy in the New Decade
Chatham House
Venue: Chatham House, London
June 18, 2010
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Message from the Director |
Among other activities during the past month, I have used several forums to question the Obama administration's commitment to public diplomacy. In a speech at Chatham House in London, in CPD and Huffington Post blogs, and other
venues, I have called for changes in the U.S. approach to public
diplomacy, such as placing greater emphasis on new media rather than
broadcast, making U.S. public diplomacy less Middle East-centric,
connecting more consistently with diasporic communities, and generally
rethinking the substance and form of American outreach to the rest of
the world.
I
do not doubt the good intentions of President Obama and Secretary
Clinton, but I worry that their personal global clout is being wasted
by a public diplomacy that is unsophisticated and unimaginative.
At CPD, we have opened up a call for non-Resident Research Fellows for the
20010-12 term and embarked on a number of new research ventures that might be useful to policy makers. These projects are frequently highlighted in our monthly newsletter and on our Web site. Our
mission is to help enrich the practice and study of public diplomacy,
and we hope the public diplomacy community will take advantage of our
work.
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CPD Announcements
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CPD Launches Two New China-related Research Projects
 This month, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy launched
two new research projects relevant to public diplomacy
efforts from and in China: the Shanghai Expo 2010 and
Confucius Institutes.
CPD Accepting Applications for Research Fellowship Program
 The Center is now accepting applications from PD scholars
and practitioners for the 2010-2012 term of its
non-resident Research Fellowship program.
PDiN Monitor March Issue Out Now
 The March issue of PDiN Monitor, CPD's electronic review
of public diplomacy in the news, focuses on the topic of
Cultural Diplomacy in India and Pakistan.
Recent
developments in Cinema Diplomacy are also addressed.
CPD Director Philip Seib discusses technology and new media in Layalina's Perspectives
 CPD Director Philip Seib discusses the power of technology
and new media as a public diplomacy tool to build bridges
worldwide, in the March issue of Layalina Perspectives.
CPD Director Speaks at Elon, Georgetown Universities
 CPD Director Philip Seib spoke to Elon University
students and faculty members in Elon, N.C. and
participated in the
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
annual symposium at Georgetown.
CPD Director Participates in Ditchley Foundation Conference
 CPD Director Philip Seib participated in a conference
hosted by the Ditchley Foundation in England March 4-6 on
"The Functions and Purposes of Modern Diplomacy."
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