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The Public Diplomacy Council

Advancing America's dialogue with the world

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Organizations

Here are links to other organizations interested in public diplomacy.

The American Academy of Diplomacy

The Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange

COLEAD Coalition for American Leadership Abroad

PublicDiplomacy Alumni Association

United States Information Agency
This web site is an archive of the former USIA site as it stood in September 1999, and is now maintained as part of the Electronic Research Collection of historic State Department materials by the federal depository library at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Links to commemorative brochure (also available below) and to associated photographs.

Public Diplomacy: Books, Articles, Websites

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. To receive the list directly, send your email address to BGregory1@aol.com

Click here for Bruce's latest survey. For a complete compilation going back to June 29 2002, go to the following weblink maintained by the University of Southern California:

http://publicdiplomacy.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Gregory's_Reading_List

You can search authors, publications and key words in the list. Type the key word(s) into the Web site’s search box (upper left of the page). If the response is a page saying “no matches,” find “Search in namespaces” at the bottom of that page, uncheck the “Main” box and check the “Public Diplomacy” box. Re-enter your search term and try again.

The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy released on June 25 its report "Getting the People Part Right" on the human resources of public diplomacy. The report addresses recruitment, performance management and training, making recommendations in all areas. Find and download the report at http://www.state.gov/r/adcompd/

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.

Current Public Diplomacy 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.

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.)