Announcements
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is delighted to announce that Kimberly Marteau Emerson will serve as the new chair of its Advisory Board. Emerson will succeed Ambassador William H. Luers who served as the board's founding chair since 2004.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to host Tara D. Sonenshine, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, as part of its CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy series on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 2:30pm.
CPD congratulates CPD Research Fellow Dr. Mai'a K.David Cross on her recent book award from the University Association for Contemporary Studies for Security Integration in Europe: How Knowledge-based Networks Are Transforming the European Union.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to announce Xinru Ma, MPD '13, as the recipient of the 2012 CPD Prize for Best Student Paper in Public Diplomacy. Her paper titled "Beyond the Economic Ties: EU in the Chinese Media" examines the perceptions of the Chinese public regarding the European Union and the role the Chinese media plays in crafting the public's perception.
The latest issue of PDiN Monitor focuses on public diplomacy at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Games are not only an opportunity for nations to showcase the best of their athletic talent, but to also demonstrate their soft power.
Angus Taylor Simmons, a senior Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State, has joined the USC Center on Public Diplomacy as its sixth U.S. Public Diplomat in Residence.
As part of the ongoing Research Project on Confucius Institutes, led by CPD University Fellow Jian (Jay) Wang, CPD is pleased to introduce the newly updated and most comprehensive map of the locations of the Confucius Institutes and Classrooms across the United States.
The seventh annual CPD Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy concluded on August 3rd. Twenty-three participants spent two weeks engaging in vigorous study, critical debate, and dynamic teamwork designed to enhance the practice of public diplomacy.