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Hip Hop Diplomacy: Connecting through Culture

March 27, 2012 -- A conference exploring the role of cultural diplomacy in US Public Diplomacy. What does it look like from the perspective of the musicians, athletes, video-journalists, and other creative and talented folks who represent America abroad? Featuring a Keynote Address by Tara Sonenshine, Executive Vice President of the US Institute of Peace and President Obama's nominee as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

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From the Spanish Case to the Arab Spring

November 14, 2011 — US Public Diplomacy efforts to promote and to spread the American political model might have played an important role in the events of the Arab Spring. The conference discussed interdisciplary dialogue between historians of the U.S. Information Agency, the U.S. Educational Exchange Programs, and Political Scientists. Scholars discussed the connections, consequences, and weaknesses of the supposed causality.

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The Last Three Feet: New Media, New Approaches, and New Challenges for Public Diplomacy

November 3, 2011 -- Two panels of veteran Public Diplomacy officers reflected on their zexperiences in explaining U.S. government policies and American society to audiences around the globe and also on lessons learned from these efforts in some of the world's most conflictive and complex societies.

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Global Challenges, Modern Solutions: A Discussion with General Brent Scowcroft

September 28, 2011 – Former National Security Advisor and current founderand president of the Forum for International Policy General Brent Scowcroft sat down with Frank Sesno for an elucidating discussion of American contemporary foreign policy challenges.

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