{"id":31489,"date":"2021-02-08T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T23:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=31489"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T23:43:13","slug":"u-s-advisory-commission-on-public-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=31489","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
02\/08\/2021 10:19 AM EST<\/div>\n
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Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n

The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2021.<\/p>\n

In addition to showcasing the Commission\u2019s recently-published\u00a02020 Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting<\/em>, the meeting will feature a panel of independent experts who will examine the challenges facing U.S. government public diplomacy in 2021 and beyond, including the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing authoritarian influence campaigns. \u00a0Panelists include:\u00a0 Martha Bayles, Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Boston College; Kathy Fitzpatrick, Director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications at the University of South Florida; and Jay Wang,\u00a0<\/strong>Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.<\/p>\n

This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, the Department of State, Department of Defense, the media, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations.\u00a0 To obtain the web conference link and password, please e-mail ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at\u00a0ZamaryKK@state.gov<\/a>.\u00a0 Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting room by 11:50 a.m. to allow for a prompt start.<\/p>\n

The ACPD is a bipartisan panel created by Congress in 1948 to appraise U.S. government activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics.\u00a0 The Commission conducts research that provides honest assessments of public diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings through reports, white papers, and other publications.\u00a0 It also holds public symposia that generate informed discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. \u00a0The Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress.<\/p>\n

For more information on the ACPD or the upcoming public meeting, please contact Executive Director Vivian S. Walker at\u00a0WalkerVS@state.gov<\/a>\u00a0or Senior Advisor Shawn Baxter at\u00a0BaxterGS@state.gov<\/a>,\u00a0<\/u>or please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.state.gov\/<\/wbr>bureaus-offices\/under-<\/wbr>secretary-for-public-<\/wbr>diplomacy-and-public-affairs\/<\/wbr>united-states-advisory-<\/wbr>commission-on-public-<\/wbr>diplomacy\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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