As President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton near an announcement of a top State Department official to promote the United States’s image abroad, some veterans of the public diplomacy field wonder if the administration views job as a national security position or a public relations one. Full Story »
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An in-depth and well sourced look at how Barack Obama's State Department will conduct public diplomacy. The Independent fairly and thoroughly explains a debate I wasn't familiar with -- whether international outreach is a matter of national security or public relations.
Public diplomacy occupies an unconventional space in the State Department. Traditional diplomacy is the process of two governments discussing issues with each other, while public diplomacy involves outreach from a government to foreign populations, through cultural exchanges, media engagements, academic grants and other efforts.
