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Message from the Director |
As the
semester ends, we congratulate the students graduating from USC's
Master of Public Diplomacy program. Many of them have worked with CPD
on a variety of research projects and have been wonderful colleagues. They have accomplished great things as students and will certainly have
outstanding careers.
On
April 23, CPD was pleased to host the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy's spring meeting. During a day of presentations and
discussions, CPD underscored its role as a sometimes provocative
contributor to the debate about the future of U.S. public diplomacy. The commissioners seemed appreciative of the expertise of USC faculty
members and CPD's commitment to advancing the study and practice of
public diplomacy.
As
we move into the summer, CPD research projects continue. Among the
most intriguing is our study of the public diplomacy implications of the Shanghai Expo. Led by USC Professor Jay Wang, researchers will be
posting video blogs from Shanghai and will follow up with a detailed
report about their findings.
Once again, congratulations to the MPD graduates. We look forward to greeting the new first-year students in August.
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CPD Announcements
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Call for Papers for Terrorism and New Media Conference
 Terrorism and New Media,
an international conference co-sponsored by the USC Center on Public
Diplomacy, is accepting papers on innovative research into any aspect
of terrorism and new media by May 17.
PDiN Monitor April Issue Out Now
 The April issue of PDiN Monitor, CPD's electronic review of public diplomacy in the news, focuses on PD Publications.
Canada's soft power is also explored.
CPD Perspectives: Mapping the Great Beyond
 In the most recent issue of CPD Perspectives, Mapping the Great Beyond: Identifying Meaningful Networks in Public Diplomacy, Dr. Ali Fisher highlights the importance of mapping social networks for the field of public diplomacy.
CPD Intern Named Presidential Fellow
 CPD announced that CPD Intern and Master of Public Diplomacy student Melanie Ciolek was selected to participate in the yearlong Presidential Fellows Program run by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
CPD Director Addresses USC Alumni in Texas
 CPD Director Philip Seib spoke to USC alumni in Dallas and Houston April 27-28 on "Public Diplomacy and the Obama Moment."
CPD Hosts U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
 The Center hosted the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy April 23. The commissioners considered comments from USC faculty members on the current state of U.S. public diplomacy.
NEW: CPD Book Reviews
 Reviews of: Japan's Cultural Diplomacy by Kazuo Ogoura, Battles to Bridges: U.S. Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy
After 9/11 by R. S. Zaharna and Beyond the Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust Between America and the World by Kishore Mahbubani.
CPD Director Participates in Pacific Council on International Policy Exchange
 CPD Director Philip Seib participated with Colleen Graffy, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia, in a Pacific Council on
International Policy conference call on international policy exchange on April 22.
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CPD in the News
CPD University Fellow Discusses UK Elections on Public Radio
 CPD University Fellow Nicholas Cull was a guest on Southern California Public Radio's AirTalk May 5 to discuss Britain's general elections scheduled for May 6.
CPD Director Highlighted in The Dallas Morning News
CPD Director Philip Seib was highlighted in The Dallas Morning News as one of the publication's best and highly devoted book reviewers.
New York Times quotes MPD Director Nick Cull on Confucius Classroom grants
The New York Times, in an Associated Press story, quoted CPD University Fellow Nicholas Cull about Chinese language classes funded by the government of China.
CPD Advisory Board Chairman William Luers quoted by Daily Telegraph
 CPD Advisory Board Chairman William Luers is quoted in a Daily Telegraph article about Iran's nuclear summit.
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