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Educational Exchange as Public Diplomacy: What the History of the U.S.–China Relationship Can Teach Us

Educational exchange has been a powerful instrument of U.S. public diplomacy in China, but current restrictions risk ...
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When Mexico Takes the Screen: Loco México Mágico at the Hola México Film Festival in Hollywood

A Mexican comedy, a Hollywood red carpet and a filmmaker’s perspective on Mexican identity and effort in telling Mexico’s own ...
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From the Gallery to the General Assembly: Art as Public Diplomacy

Art can strengthen public diplomacy by bringing lived experience, new voices and emotional connection into global policy spaces.
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When the Sky Turns Gray: Indonesia as an Opportunity for American Climate Diplomacy

On the issue of climate change in Indonesia, the challenge for Washington is not simply how to compete with China’s financial ...
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Tokyo’s Top-Floor Memory Piano is a Symbol for City-led Diplomacy

A polka-dot piano and tourists turned pianists, 45-floors in the sky. This is how Tokyo leads global city diplomacy.
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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal : Upending Years of Public Diplomacy

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...
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Inside the Lucas Museum, Where Stories and Pictures Meet

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...
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Digital Soft Power and the UAE: Influencers, Public Diplomacy, and Strategic Communication

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...
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More Than a Parade: Mexico, Memory and Belonging in East Los Angeles

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...
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Mexico Had Something to Prove: FIFA 2026 as Sports Diplomacy

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...
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Ann Mangold Named 2026 Recipient of the Ameri Prize for Innovation in Public Diplomacy

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2026 — The U.S. Department of State and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) have announced Ann Mangold, Public Diplomacy Officer with the Belarus Affairs Unit at U ...
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How Two Rescue Dogs Became Symbols of Disaster Solidarity and Public Diplomacy

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...