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By Judith Baroody Among the highlights of Public Diplomacy Officers’ careers are the times they are called on to provide support to a visit abroad by a USG VIP, such as the President, the Secretary of State or Defense, and Congressional representatives and their delegations. These meteor-fast encounters with powerful officials can range from exhilarating […] by Mike Anderson Everyone knows the old real estate agent’s phrase “Location, location, location,” which Lord Harold Samuel reportedly coined when he founded a big U.K. property company in 1948. But the phrase could just as well have come out of the mouth of any public diplomacy officer who has ever worked abroad. We all […] by Bob Holden The Lost Agency Ramblers formed in the mid-90s as a vehicle for song parodies at USIA holiday parties. In the flaky days of the reinvented I Bureau, we made up names for each appearance, like “Bob & Barry’s Unnatural Act” and “Dr. Fulton’s Keep Your Day Job Band.” In 1997, rumors of […] (DACOR-Bacon House) (17 December 2016) Dear Fellow Members of PDAA: All the greetings of this season! I hope that you are your families are celebrating fully its joys and hope for the future. I hope you will consider one additional task at this busy time. Those of you who attended the great luncheon program […] (Ann Larie Valentine, Flickr Ed Scherr (29 October 2016) Here is a suggestion that your advanced planning should include obituary material. We write wills, medical directives, and even long autobiographies. But though an obituary, or obit, we can share our lives and days in USIA/State with our family, friends, and former colleagues. Newspapers may […] |
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Future of Public Diplomacy Organizations Focus of Special Meeting
A special roundtable discussion among members of the Public Diplomacy Association of America, the Public Diplomacy Council, and other interested professionals has been set for Mon., Sep. 9, 2019. It will focus on the past, present, and future of organizations focused on Public Diplomacy.
The special meeting will will take place at noon at […]