The ambassador has many roles to play, but should the main public diplomacy role be of advocacy or practicalities.
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Topic 1: Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s frank tweets in Japan
To Read:
Star Envoy’s Frankness Puts Kennedy Mystique to Test in Japan | New York Times, Martin Fackler
Keep Tweeting, Ambassador Kennedy | Huffington Post, Nancy Snow
Topic 2: Ambassador Gary Locke’s “by-the-numbers” tour in China
To Read:
Gary Locke by-the-numbers tour as ambassador to China is nearing an end | Washington Post, William Wan
Recommendations:
Adam: President Obama’s State of the Union address
Jennifer: @suPD
Michael: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project
photo credit: Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne
