Public diplomacy

Alaskai Moore Johnson, frontpageafricaonline.com uncaptioned image from article MONROVIA – The 2019 edition of the China Africa Press Center program has opened in Beijing China with a challenge to African Journalists to help erase any myth about china and report the true story about the People’s Republic of China and its people. Under the China Africa Press Center program, thirty four (34) African journalists have assembled in Beijing China for a ten month study in the People’s Republic sponsored by the China Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Association under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The thirty African Journalists have also being joined by sixteen (16) other journalists from Asia and the South Pacific under the China Asia Pacific Press Center program. Speaking Wednesday at the joint opening of the China Africa and Asia Pacific Press Center program in Beijing, the Vice President of the China Public Diplomacy Association Hu Zheng Yue described China as a brother and partner to Afri..

africandailyvoice.com Image from article: Tanzanian President John Magufuli, whose country's journalist are set to participate in the programme. Photo: Tanzanian Media Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Tanzanian journalists are set to take part in a 10-month programme organised by the China Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Association (CPDA), Daily News reported.This educational programme is expected to equip journalists with information that would enable them to deliver objective messages, promote peace and friendship and facilitate win-win cooperation.This programme which was launched recently, is set to take place in Beijing under the host China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC). It is an initiative of the China Africa Press Centre (CAPC) and China Asia Pacific Press Centre (CAPPC).CPDA Vice President, Hu Zhengyue, noted that China and African countries are both developing countries and have always been partners that help each other.“We are a natural community of ..

Benjamin Wermund, Politico, 02/27/2019; note mention of "public diplomacy" in the below article; on other recent article on the Confucius Institutes in the U.S., see also (1) (2) Image from article A scathing Senate report released Wednesday says that without major changes, so-called Confucius Institutes paid for by the Chinese government and operating on dozens of American college campuses should shut down. The bipartisan report by a Homeland Security subcommittee blasts the language and cultural centers at more than 100 U.S. universities as too strictly controlled and a threat to academic freedom. It accuses many American colleges of failing to disclose how much money they've received from the Chinese government — which the report says has spent more than $158 million on schools in the U.S. since 2006. Many colleges didn't reveal they've accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from China despite Education Department guidance that requires reporting of foreign gifts...

youtube.com Executive Director / Levantine Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Gastrodiplomasi alanına ve kavramsallaşmasına öncülük eden Paul Rockower, gastronomi ve dış politikanın kesişimi hakkında kapsamlı araştırmalar yapmış, yazılar yazmış ve dersler vermiştir. ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı’nın American Music Abroad ve Next Level programlarını bir çok ülkede yönetmiştir. Cezayir’den Irak’a, Venezuela’dan Zimbabwe’ye kadar farklı ülkelerde kültürel diplomasi programları gerçekleştirerek ABD Diplomatik Merkezleri ile projeler geliştirmiştir. Hindistan ve Tayvan Dışişleri Bakanlıkları ile çalışan Rockower, Kamu Diplomasisi Yüksek Lisansı’na sahiptir.

James Jay Carafano, nationalinterest.org, February 27, 2019; original article contains links; see also (1) "Long live Trumpism!" image (not from article) from Here's a blueprint for how Donald Trump can better explain and use his national security strategy. Donald Trump doesn’t believe in regime change or nation-building. He is skeptical of international organizations and institutions. He frets over allies that aren’t pulling their weight. But Trump is no isolationist, and he’s shown no interest in “leading from behind.” So what does Trump believe in? His catchphrase, “America First,” suggests that the president views his job as protecting the vital interests of America. But the slogan itself doesn’t have much explanatory value. Moreover, his large public persona, hyperbolic rhetoric and free-wheeling tweets often cloud an understanding of administration policy. This leaves the administration open to equally outlandish criticisms, with charges ranging from coddling dictators to i..

Gaia Pianigiani, The New York Times, Feb 27, 2019; original article contains links; see also (1) Image from article, with caption: Richard Gardner in 1977, the year he was appointed ambassador to Italy. He toggled between diplomatic assignments and a career as a Columbia University law professor. Richard Gardner, who in the late 1970s served as the American ambassador to Italy in a period of political violence there and concern in Washington about the Italian Communist Party’s growing strength, died on Feb. 16 at his home in Manhattan. He was 91. His daughter, Nina Gardner, said the cause was congestive heart failure. While his profile was probably highest when he was posted to Rome, Dr. Gardner was also an adviser to Democratic presidential candidates and a distinguished law professor at Columbia University. One candidate he advised was Jimmy Carter, who on becoming president in 1977 appointed Dr. Gardner to the Rome post. Until then, American officials had long supported Italy’s Chr..

pon.harvard.edu EVENT DATE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2019 TIME: 12:00 - 1:30 PM LOCATION: POUND HALL ROOM 100, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, MAThe Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and the Middle East Negotiation Initiative are pleased to present:What Can the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) Do for the Syrians While the War Goes On and Formal Negotiations Are Stalled?withHind KabawatVisiting Scholar, Program on Negotiation Deputy Head of Syrian Negotiation Commission Office in Geneva Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, George Mason UniversityWednesday, February 27, 2019 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.Pound Hall Room 100 Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MAFree and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.Add to calendarGoogleiCalOutlookAbout the event:Hind Kabawat will illustrate how the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC), made up of diverse Syrian opposition groups, is able to make small, but meaningful advances for the ..

youtube.com image from videoCGTN America Published on Feb 27, 2019 In June 2018, Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Trump and Kim made history with their summit in Singapore. Prior to the US-DPRK summit the DPRK and South Korea also held an inter-Korean Summit in April 2018. Since those meetings, the DPRK has thawed some of its diplomatic and cultural relationships in Asia and with the United States, and began a new round of public diplomacy. [JB emphasis].

haaretz.com Three of the prime minister's formerly closest associates – Ari Harow, Shlomo Filber and Nir Hefetz – are now part of the state prosecution’s case against him Excerpt: Image from article: Former Netanyahu communications adviser Nir Hefetz in court in May, 2018. Nir Hefetz Position: National public diplomacy [JB emphasis] head, personal communications adviser to the Netanyahu family Date of state’s evidence agreement: March 4, 2018 Suspicions that he was facing: Bribe-taking, along with Netanyahu and obstruction of justice Information that he supplied against Netanyahu: In Case 4000 he gave an account in which he spoke of a connection between alleged requests to skew Walla’s news coverage and policy decisions made by Netanyahu The state’s evidence agreement: He will not be charged and will not pay a fine. Nir Hefetz is a former newspaper editor who served as media adviser to the prime minister’s family. Notorious for throwing his weight around when he wasn’t happy with ..

Mahsa Rouhi and Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, iiss.org; original article contains links Image from Wikipedia, with caption: Officials announcing the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] agreementExcerpt: What does Zarif's resignation mean for Iranian diplomacy? With the erosion of a unipolar world Iran has the chance to shift its foreign policy, whilst continuing to comply with the JCPOA [JB see] and maintain broad diplomatic engagement. On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif announced his resignation in a late-night Instagram post, sending shockwaves through political circles in Iran and abroad. Just ten days earlier, Javad Zarif’s fiery performance at the Munich Security Conference had won him praise across the political spectrum in Iran. At a time when public support for the JCPOA among Iranians has slipped to just 51%, Zarif’s strong message struck a chord with the Iranian public, who flooded social media with clips of him defending Iran’s missile program and refu..