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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has a close relationship with Gov. Claudia Pavlovich of Sonora, Mexico. (Office of Gov. Doug Ducey, Governing Magazine) (16 May 2018) The role of state-level government in public diplomacy will take center-stage at the June 4 First Monday program. The noon event is cosponsored by PDAA and takes place at the Elliott School on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. Governing Magazine recently pointed out that President […] (ECA.State.gov) (22 July 2017) Public diplomacy in education at the state and local levels will be the focus of the next First Monday Forum. The event takes place on Monday, 7 August, beginning at 12:00 noon, at American Foreign Service Association in Washington, D.C. While public diplomacy is planned and funded by nations, its actual practice is often carried out by states and localities, particularly in the schools. The discussion will be led by […] Three State Department officers — Lora Berg, Beatrice Camp, and Mary Jeffers — will join moderator Amb. Linda Jewell to discuss how assignments at private sector and academic organizations sharpened their skills and enhanced their public diplomacy work, at the next Public Diplomacy Alumni Association lunch program on Tuesday, December 3 at DACOR-Bacon House in Washington, D.C. Panelists will describe their experiences with academic and non-government organizations that promote stronger connections with the State Department, […] Alan Kotok October 15, 2011 It isn’t often that a news report overlaps with my various careers in public diplomacy, technology, and business, but a story on the CNN-Money Web site this week brings it all together. Jeff Bussgang, general partner at the venture capital firm Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston, writes about his recent experiences meeting with a group of Palestinian entrepreneur CEOs during their USAID-supported visit to the U.S. Bussgang, a self-professed ardent […] |