Public diplomacy

fundsforngos.org image (not from entry) from Deadline: 15 July 2019The U.S. Embassy Moscow Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced funding is available through its Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Grants Program.PAS Moscow is inviting proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Russia through concrete demonstrations of cooperation between their two peoples. All grant proposals must convey an element of American history, culture, or shared values. Competitive programs should support a priority program area (see below). Competitive proposals include a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased cooperation between the people of the United States and Russia even after the program has finished. Priority AreasConcrete demonstrations of cooperation between American and Russian people through collaborative artistic, cultural, civil, or educational activities;Women’s empowerment ..

Elmar Hashimov, The Atlantic, Dec 2, 2018; original article contains links I learned English—and Western culture—watching American movies in smoky minibuses. An Object Lesson. Image from article: A RAF 2203 van, or "Rafik" In the U.S.S.R. of the 1980s, as Brezhnev’s stagnation mutated into Gorbachev’s perestroika, the Soviet people started peering out from behind the Iron Curtain at the tantalizing opulence of Western popular culture. It wasn’t unusual for a few government-approved (and heavily sanitized) Hollywood movies to show up in local theaters in Mother Russia and her 14 children-states. An occasional 1960s or ’70s classic—such as Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather—would even make its way to one of the two central, state-run television stations broadcasting to all 15 republics. This trend began in the 1960s, under Khrushchev’s “thaw,” the era during which the good people of the U.S.S.R. were allowed to fall in love with Girls Only in Jazz, a black-and-white masterpiece known t..

Singkit, The Philippine Star - December 2, 2018 - 12:00 am image (not from article) fromExcerpt: I was in Doha for the 5th Global Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Network General Assembly when Chinese President Xi Jinping came to visit. On the night of the state dinner at Malacañang the roads all the way to our office in Port Area were closed to traffic, resulting in practically everyone having to stay at the office until near midnight, when the roads were reopened. Oh, how the folks at the news desk missed me! ...

kh.usembassy.gov uncaptioned image from entry Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh PAS Annual Program StatementFunding Opportunity Number: PAS-CB-600-19-PAS-0003Deadline for Applications: Rolling Basis until September 1, 2019, see Section 4 for reviewing deadlinesCFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] programsTotal Amount Available: $20,000Maximum for Each Award: $20,000A.PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONThe U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below.Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Phnom Penh invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Cambodia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights s..

Staff Reports, wvnews.com image from OAKLAND — On Nov. 9, Oakland native Catherine Baker was awarded a 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. “We are thrilled that Catherine will be joining the Rangel Program,” said Rangel Program Director Patricia Scroggs. “Growing up in the Oakland, Catherine became committed to a career of public service and will be an outstanding representative of both Garrett County and the United States as a U.S. diplomat. I am confident that she will excel in graduate school and the Foreign Service. I look forward to seeing all that she will accomplish in her career.” Baker, the daughter of Dale and Susan Baker, was born and raised in Garrett County. With a growing interest in international affairs and pub..

Alex Oliver, The Interpreter Payne image from Excerpt: Comparisons are inevitable. ...Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s speech comes after a concerted run of major foreign and defence policy speeches, each laden with announcements as the major parties joust in unofficial campaign mode running up to the 2019 federal election. ...The New Colombo Plan: this was a signature initiative of Payne’s predecessor and an effective public diplomacy [JB emphasis] Australians’ Asia literacy by supporting scholarships for students to study and intern in the region.The Government’s broadcasting review and Foreign Affairs’ review of Australia’s soft power in the region weren’t mentioned in the speech. In answer to a question on them, Payne referred to the government’s plans to work with commercial partners to increase access to Australian content in the Pacific. Wong referred specifically to the cutting of public broadcasting to the Pacific and the need to remedy it. ...

chennai.citizenmatters.in YOUTH SPEAK SUMMIT 2018 November 30, 2018 News Desk Youth Speak Summit will feature an exciting lineup of speakers from various fields and other activities. Pic: Youth Speak Summit 2018/ Facebook Youth Speak Summit 2018, a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai and NalandaWay Foundation, is a two-day conference that will bring together young people from various spheres in one platform to learn, share, and inspire change. The summit will take place December 1-2, 2018 at the Madras Management Association Centre, Anna Salai, Chennai. The summit will comprise curated talks, panel discussions, workshops, contests, and art by some of the most inspiring minds in the country. The sessions will include talks by youth icons, discussions on issues, storytelling by young change-makers, clinics for counseling, panel discussions, human library, workshops, skill sharing sessions, and much more. Popular filmmaker Pa Ranjith will deliver the key note a..

Korea JoongAng Daily Speakers came from army, navy, air force and nursing academies Dec 01,2018 이미지뷰Winners of the 1st Cadet Public Speaking Competition gather on stage after the awards ceremony held at the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Nowon District, northern Seoul, on Friday. Ryu Kwon-ha, chief executive officer of the Korea JoongAng Daily, stands far left, and Jeon Seong-hyeon, director of academy affairs at the KMA, stands far right. The JoongAng Daily and the KMA co-hosted the event, in which cadets from the military, naval, air force and nursing academies had to give a five-minute speech in English on how cadet life has changed the way they think and act. [PARK SANG-MOON]Thirty cadets from the military, naval, air force and nursing academies faced off in the 1st Cadet Public Speaking Competition held at the Korea Military Academy (KMA) in Nowon District, northern Seoul, on Friday. The contest, co-hosted by the KMA and the Korea JoongAng Daily, was the latest project between th..

Wendy Wu, South China Morning Post, 30 November 2018 China wants academics and think tank members to help defuse tensions with US Researchers can stay in the United States for some government-backed think tanks and specialists familiar with US-China relations, said one of the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity.They added that one of the challenges for Beijing was the difficulty of conveying its message to the conservative think tanks that have influence over the administration of US President Donald Trump.The South China Morning Post reported earlier that Beijing had limited to one week trips to the US by Chinese researchers, who complained the restriction would only add to China’s lack of understanding about the situation there. Researchers and observers also said the restriction was one of the reasons Beijing was not aware that Washington aimed to go through with its tariff threats until the first round of duties was imposed in July.The lifting of the travel restriction for ..

THE BLOG 05/11/2010 05:12 am ET Updated May 25, 2011Public Diplomacy: The World Should Be Teaching Us, Mr. KristofBy John Brown, Huffington Post (2011); reposted, as it may be indirectly pertinent to well meaning and idealistic Peace Corps volunteers, re the tragic death of the missionary -- John Allen Chau -- killed on a remote Indian Ocean island; see (1) Well-meaning Nicholas D. Kristof in the New York Times:“Peace Corps and Teach for America represent the best ethic of public service. But at a time when those programs can’t meet the demand from young people seeking to give back, we need a new initiative: Teach for the World.In my mind, Teach for the World would be a one-year program placing young Americans in schools in developing countries. The Americans might teach English or computer skills, or coach basketball or debate teams. ...This would be a government-financed effort to supplement an American public diplomacy outreach that has been eviscerated over the last few decades.”M..