Below are studies of public diplomacy undertaken by graduate students at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy during the spring semester of 2008. They were done for the Public Diplomacy Seminar taught by Council Member Ambassador William Rugh.
William Rugh, who holds a PhD in political science, is the author of "Arab Mass Media" and many articles on Middle Eastern subjects. He was a U.S. Foreign Service officer for 30 years, and during that time he served at embassies in six Arab countries, including as American Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1992-95) and Ambassador to Yemen (1984-87). During his career he held several public diplomacy positions, including [USIA] Area Director for Near East and South Asia (1989-92), and Public Affairs Officer in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Between 1995 and 2003 he was President of AMIDEAST, an American non-profit organization.
British and U.S. Public Diplomacy in Russia
Muslim Public Opinion and Al Qaeda Propaganda: Implications for U.S. Policy
"New Exchanges:" Challenges and Opportunity for U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East, The
Pentagon and Public Diplomacy: In Flux, The
Public Diplomacy Between the United States and Libya
U.S. Public Diplomacy and Zimbabwe: Exchanging Ideas, Changing Attitudes
U.S. Public Diplomacy in Hungary: Past and Present
