In April 2026, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, in collaboration with the USC Center for Climate Journalism and Communication, welcomed Georgina Grenon as its inaugural Climate Diplomat-in-Residence.

The USC Trojan Knights honored CPD Faculty Fellow Nicholas J. Cull in a knighting ceremony on the USC campus, recognizing his contributions to the field of public diplomacy and to the intellectual life of USC. 

In our latest CPD Perspective, Yun Kyung Kim poses a thematic framework for the evolution of public diplomacy in Korea.

New CPD Board Member Nora Abusitta is an Executive Partner at Ethos Capital, where she advises portfolio companies and firm leadership on organizational strategy, communications, and leadership alignment to support long-term value creation.

CPD welcomes Ruben Zaiotti as the 2026 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy.  

In a new issue of our scholarly research series, CPD Perspectives, Jessica Carniel explores how the Eurovision Song Contest functions as a site of participatory diplomacy.

Our 2026 Summer Institute will be held from July 12 to July 24, 2026 on the USC campus in Los Angeles.

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