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African-Americans in Africa in the 1960′s: an early example of the New Public...
Searching online for details about the life of Dr. Marie Gadsden, a ground-breaking African-American internationalist who was my husband’s dear friend and mentor, we discovered intriguing threads...
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Serious Games: Playing to Communicate and Change
Those interested in using innovative methods to spread a message might take an interest in the Half the Sky Movement, an organization dedicated to promoting gender equality in developing nations....
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Paying it Forward? TechWomen and Cultural Relations
By Kate Mays “When I was Secretary of State, I decided that women’s issues had to be central to American foreign policy. Not just because I am a feminist but because I believe that societies are...
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Domestic, Foreign, and Cosmopolitan: Uganda’s Potential to Build Ties Through...
Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s first female Speaker by Kate Mays Looking at only the gender makeup of the Ugandan government, one could make the argument that Uganda is doing pretty well with gender...
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Four Lessons Learned from Serving In Government
Tara Sonenshine, former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, delivering the Second Annual Walter Roberts Lectures at GWU, Jan. 2013. Credit: Alexei Agaryshev. Public...
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Making Sense of US Commitment to Afghanistan through Public Diplomacy
The recent decision by Afghan President Karzai to postpone signing a security arrangement on the continued presence of U.S. troops is apt to confuse an already confused Afghan and American public about...
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Tara Sonenshine to give testimony to British Committee on Soft Power
Tara Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and currently a Distinguished Fellow at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs will...
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CPD’s Top 10 Public Diplomacy Stories of 2013
Pope Francis as he arrived in Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square on March 19, 2013 for his inaugural mass. Credit: Valdrin Xhemaj via NPR.org Public diplomacy fans should read the list of the 10 biggest...
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Perspectives on Olympic Figure Skating and Public Diplomacy
South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim wins the gold and sets a new world record at the XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Feb. 25, 2010. Credit: koreanbeacon.com Among the sports of the Winter Olympics,...
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Reflections From Kyiv: One Year Later
Sonenshine delivers remarks at the “Women’s Forum: Women’s Role In A Changing Ukraine’s Future” in Kyiv, April 12, 2013. Credit: State.gov On April 12, 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv hosted a day-long...
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