The Public Diplomacy Council
Advancing America's dialogue with the world
Reference Shelf 

Current Writing

  • Council member Bruce Gregory compiles an annotated list of books, periodicals, and online publications on public diplomacy and related subjects.  He distributes the list with weblinks where available to teachers, students, and others interested in the study and practice of public diplomacy.  Click here for Bruce's latest survey.  To receive the list directly, send your email address to BGregory1@aol.com
Documents

Click below to access documents recommended by members. In general these will be documents that are not available elsewhere on the World Wide Web.
  • Emeritus Board Member Hans N. "Tom" Tuch takes issue with Past President Barry Zorthian on the utility of the name "public diplomacy" in today's diplomatic and communications environment.  Read Hans Tuch's article "The Definition of Public Diplomacy" here.  Barry Zorthian's piece, "What If" can be accessed at this link.
  • USIA: A Commemoration.  Brochure published in 1999 to chronicle the history of the United States Information Agency.  (Large download; also viewable from the United States Information Agency site listed above.)
  • Council Member Walter R. Roberts reviewed the book The Cold War and the US Information Agency by Nicholas J. Cull for the Mediterranean Quarterly.  The review contains full bibliographic information for this comprehensive history of the USIA.  Click here to read Roberts' review.

  • Research at Tufts University: Furthering the Council's goal of encouraging research about public diplomacy, Ambassador William Rugh has collected outstanding research papers by members of his graduate seminar at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Topics range from country studies to Muslim public opinion.  Click here for the Tufts page with articles.
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