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Some of the definitions of public diplomacy from U.S. government and non-government publications are listed below. These definitions are posted without our endorsement. Click here to see why we post government documents
Diplomacy - traditional vs public - (The Council on Public Diplomacy) In the past, traditional diplomacy tried to influence other nations’ policies by engaging their leadership. As democracy spreads, that approach is not enough. Today, the voters influence policy. To persuade the leaders of other nations and their parliaments to support U.S. policies we must persuade their publics.
Public diplomacy - (U.S. Department of State) Inform, engage, and influence international audiences about U.S. policy and society to advance America's interests.The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs ... helps ensure that public diplomacy (engaging, informing, and influencing key international audiences) is practiced in harmony with public affairs (outreach to Americans) and traditional diplomacy to advance U.S. interests and security and to provide the moral basis for U.S. leadership in the world.
Public diplomacy - (The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy 2005 Report) Although public diplomacy has various facets, it is critical to understand its core goal: to advance policies. Public diplomacy entails informing, engaging and influencing foreign publics so that they may, in turn, encourage their governments to support key U.S. policies. view 2005 report ...
Public diplomacy - (Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy) Public diplomacy… deals with the influence of public attitudes on the formation and execution of foreign policies. It encompasses dimensions of international relations beyond traditional diplomacy; the cultivation by governments of public opinion in other countries; the interaction of private groups and interests in one country with another; the reporting of foreign affairs and its impact on policy; communication between those whose job is communication, as diplomats and foreign correspondents; and the process of intercultural communications. link to Prof. Nicholas J. Cull's report on the history of the term "public diplomacy"...
Cultural diplomacy - (The United States Advisory Commission on Cultural Diplomacy - 2005 Report) The exchange of ideas, information, art, and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding... " Demonstrates our values, and our interest in values, and combats the popular notion that Americans are shallow, violent, and godless.
Public Diplomacy Must Stress Common Values, State's Hughes SaysUnder secretary says United States engaged in "conversation with world." Interview with RFE/RL, June 11, 2006: "I really view my job and the way I describe it in simple terms is [that] I'm focusing on America's conversation with the world. And I say "conversation" because I think sometimes the world thinks we speak at them, rather than listening to them. So I've tried to focus a great deal on listening and engaging in dialogue." RFE/RL transcript
Rebuilding and Transforming U.S. Public Diplomacy Under Secretary Hughes, May 10, 2006: ([O]ur transformational public diplomacy is based on three strategic objectives: First, that we must offer people throughout the world a positive vision of hope and opportunity that is rooted in our belief in freedom, equality, justice and opportunity for all....Second, to isolate and marginalize the violent extremists and confront their ideology of tyranny and hate [and empower] mainstream voices... Third, to foster a sense of common interests and common values between Americans and people of different countries and cultures across our world.
U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Persistent Challenges May 2006 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report "In 2003 and again in 2005, we reported that the government lacked an interagency communication strategy to guide government wide public diplomacy activities, and it continues to lack this strategy. We also noted that State did not have a strategy to integrate its diverse public diplomacy activities and that efforts to effectively engage the private sector had met with mixed success." highlights... | full report...
State's Hughes Says Public Diplomacy Key in Battle Against Terror U.S. State Dept. Washington File, May 2006 "Under secretary plans to foster sense of common values among nations, people...The department is enhancing its use of technology through new Internet vehicles -- "Democracy Dialogues" is a new, interactive webpage intended to spur discussion about different aspects of democracy; Partnership for a Better Life, another new Web page, tells the stories of real people who have firsthand experience with how the United States is helping people around the world build better lives through development aid." full report...
Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Protect America and Restore Our Leadership in the World, March 2006. The Democratic national security strategy plan had no direct references to public diplomacy but the quote below is indicative of the Democratic vision of public diplomacy. "Eliminate terrorist breeding grounds by combating the economic, social, and political conditions that allow extremism to thrive; lead international efforts to uphold and defend human rights; and renew longstanding alliances that have advanced our national security objectives."
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, March 2006. "Strengthening our public diplomacy, so that we advocate the policies and values of the United States in a clear, accurate, and persuasive way to a watching and listening world. This includes actively engaging foreign audiences, expanding educational opportunities for Americans to learn about foreign languages and cultures and for foreign students and scholars to study in the United States; empowering the voices of our citizen ambassadors as well as those foreigners who share our commitment to a safer, more compassionate world; enlisting the support of the private sector; increasing our channels for dialogue with Muslim leaders and citizens; and confronting propaganda quickly, before myths and distortions have time to take root in the hearts and minds of people across the world."
U.S. International Broadcasting Should Not Engage in PropagandaCondoleezza Rice Says the U.S. Should Get Out the Truth and Engage in the War of Ideas - Not in Propaganda, Jan. 18, 2005 "Well, we really do have to enhance our efforts, I think, in getting our word out, I mean in getting the word out. And I use the word advisably because Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, and Radio Marti are about telling the truth, not about propagandizing. And we have to make certain that people that otherwise don't have access to the truth receive it. We also have to make certain that people who are hearing what is sometimes just incredibly amazing propaganda and lies about our policy have alternative sources of information. "
Announcement of Nominations of Karen P. Hughes as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, March 14, 2005. Secretary Rice: " The time has come to look anew at our institutions of public diplomacy. We must do much more to confront hateful propaganda, dispel dangerous myths and get out the truth. We must increase our exchanges with the rest of the world. We must work closer than ever with educational institutions, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations and we must encourage our citizens to engage the world to learn foreign languages, to understand different cultures and to welcome others into their homes.
And to be successful we must listen. An important part of telling America's story is learning the stories of others. Our interaction with the rest of the world must not be a monologue. It must be a conversation. And as we engage in this conversation, America must remain open to visitors and workers and students from around the world. While we must never compromise our security, we must never close ourselves to the rest of the world. We need to look at the international community today and see the importance of openness."
Karen P. Hughes: "Through greater use of today's technologies, the internet and satellite television, through our vital people-to-people exchanges, through more creative public diplomacy programs, we will partner in common cause with other countries to defeat propaganda with truth, to send a message of solidarity to brave men and women who are taking great risks for their own freedom, to foster greater tolerance in a world too often torn by ethnic strife, to offer life-giving information and medicine to those with diseases, to offer life-saving help to victims of hunger and other national disasters."
The Office of Management and Budget Assessment of U.S. Public Diplomacy Programs, 2005- a Failing Grade - "Not Performing ... Results Not Demostrated" ... "These programs have had difficulty measuring their impact, if they have been evaluated at all. Frequently there is anecdotal evidence that a program is achieving success but there is no formal data to support those claims. Few of the State Department public diplomacy programs link budget to performance. There is no broad overarching US Government public diplomacy strategy. Because of this lack of a plan, programs such as this one may not be the most effective both in the long and short term." View Summary Report | View Full Report
2005 Report of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, November 2005"The State Department should focus its resources on successful programs. Various programs continue simply because they have existed since the Cold War. To meet the needs of the new communication age, the State Department should conduct a comprehensive review of its public diplomacy programs to assess what is most effective in current circumstances."
2004 Report of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, September 2004 "Without a quick response to breaking news, events can be misinterpreted and public attitudes set before the U.S. government is able to respond effectively. The State Department maintains staff to monitor media worldwide around the clock, but no capabilities exist for responding to crises as they arise."
U.S. Public Diplomacy - State Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Post-9/11 Efforts but Challenges Remain, August 2004 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report "While State and BBG have increased their efforts to support the war on terrorism, we found that there is no interagency strategy to guide State’s, BBG’s, and other federal agencies’ communication efforts. The absence of such a strategy complicates the task of conveying consistent messages to overseas audiences. Likewise, the 9/11 Commission recommended that the United States do a better job defining its public diplomacy message."
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Announcement of Nominations of Karen P. Hughes as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, March 14, 2005. Secretary Rice: " The time has come to look anew at our institutions of public diplomacy. We must do much more to confront hateful propaganda, dispel dangerous myths and get out the truth. We must increase our exchanges with the rest of the world. We must work closer than ever with educational institutions, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations and we must encourage our citizens to engage the world to learn foreign languages, to understand different cultures and to welcome others into their homes. 
The Office of Management and Budget Assessment of U.S. Public Diplomacy Programs, 2005 
