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gettyimages.ie MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 4, 2018: The Executive Director of the Gorchakov Foundation for Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Support, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Leonid Drachevsky (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting with participants in The Dialogue in the Name of the Future project, a research and educational programme of the Gorchakov Foundation for Public Diplomacy Support. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS via Getty Images)

Job C. Henning, warontherocks.com; original article contains links uncaptioned Xinhua image from article Excerpt: To redirect its relationship with Beijing, the United States should try something fundamentally new and unexpected: launch an effort aimed at encouraging China’s westward interest in the rest of Eurasia. It could include a three-pronged initiative: The first two would be dramatic departures from current U.S. policy: American participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative and membership in its multilateral financial institution, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. These would create initial valuable opportunities for U.S.-Chinese investment and development. Such collaboration could then supplemented with a reorganized Trans-Pacific Partnership that includes China and the United States and is enlarged to focus beyond the Pacific Rim to new emerging trade zones in central Eurasia. The Belt and Road Initiative is focused on an area that is home to over one third of the..

unitar.org; more detailed information at Cultural Diplomacy in a Multipolar World18 Feb 2019 to 10 Mar 2019Web Based Type: CourseDuration: 3 WeeksProgramme Area: Peace Security and Diplomacy, Multilateral DiplomacyFee: $500.00Website: http://www.unitar.org/mdpEvent Focal Point Email: mdp-elearning@unitar.orgCultural diplomacy has long been the Cinderella of foreign ministries. But, as with its close relation, public diplomacy [JB emphasis], interest in cultural diplomacy has increased with growing understanding of the significance of soft power in achieving states’ objectives in the international realm.

agenparl.eu (AGENPARL) – Rome lun 03 dicembre 2018Nieuwsbericht | | 17:07 The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Prague Embassy image (not from entry) fromThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.Job categorySenior Policy Officer Culture, Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis]and Press AffairsJob Description (Roles and Responsibilities)The Netherlands Embassy in the Czech Republic is part of a worldwide network of diplomatic missions, representing Dutch political, economic, cultural and consular intere..

www2.fundsforngos.org image (not from entry) from Deadline: 30 September 2019The U.S. Embassy Baghdad Public Affairs Office (PA) has announced that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Small Grants Program.PA Baghdad is inviting proposals that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Iraq through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.ExamplesExamples of Public Diplomacy Small Grants programs include, but are not limited to:Strengthening Governance, Democracy, and the Rule of LawStrengthening Civil Society and Promoting Civic EngagementEnhancing Professionalism in the MediaCombating DisinformationCountering Violent ExtremismPromoting Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEmpowering Women and YouthFostering U.S.-Ira..

state.gov; see also re Nauert's position at the State Department Nauert/Pompeo (not from below entry) image from ***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE DECEMBER 4, 2018Excerpt:ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS MARIE ROYCE 3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Royce meets with the Council for Global Equality, at the Department of State.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) ...DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON HEATHER NAUERTSpokesperson Nauert accompanies Secretary Pompeo on travel to Brussels, Belgium from December 3-5. Please click here for more information.

state.gov [JB note: In this most recent State Department "Public Schedule," Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce is listed above her putative bureaucratic boss Heather Nauert (not below as in the recent past); and Nauert in this December 3 Public Schedule is categorized as "Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert" and not, as she was as she was in previous Schedules, as "Acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs & Department Spokesperson." Question: has "public diplomacy" vanished at Foggy Bottom?] image (not from entry) from December 3, 2018***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE DECEMBER 3, 2018Excerpt: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS MARIE ROYCE 12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Royce delivers opening remarks at the launch of the Women and Entrepreneurship International Visitor Leadership Program, at Meridian International Center, in Washington, D.C. (MEDIA DE..

fundsforngos.org image (not from entry) from Deadline: 15 July 2019The U.S. Embassy Moscow Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State has announced funding is available through its Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Grants Program.PAS Moscow is inviting proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Russia through concrete demonstrations of cooperation between their two peoples. All grant proposals must convey an element of American history, culture, or shared values. Competitive programs should support a priority program area (see below). Competitive proposals include a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s that will promote increased cooperation between the people of the United States and Russia even after the program has finished. Priority AreasConcrete demonstrations of cooperation between American and Russian people through collaborative artistic, cultural, civil, or educational activities;Women’s empowerment ..

Elmar Hashimov, The Atlantic, Dec 2, 2018; original article contains links I learned English—and Western culture—watching American movies in smoky minibuses. An Object Lesson. Image from article: A RAF 2203 van, or "Rafik" In the U.S.S.R. of the 1980s, as Brezhnev’s stagnation mutated into Gorbachev’s perestroika, the Soviet people started peering out from behind the Iron Curtain at the tantalizing opulence of Western popular culture. It wasn’t unusual for a few government-approved (and heavily sanitized) Hollywood movies to show up in local theaters in Mother Russia and her 14 children-states. An occasional 1960s or ’70s classic—such as Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather—would even make its way to one of the two central, state-run television stations broadcasting to all 15 republics. This trend began in the 1960s, under Khrushchev’s “thaw,” the era during which the good people of the U.S.S.R. were allowed to fall in love with Girls Only in Jazz, a black-and-white masterpiece known t..

Singkit, The Philippine Star - December 2, 2018 - 12:00 am image (not from article) fromExcerpt: I was in Doha for the 5th Global Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Network General Assembly when Chinese President Xi Jinping came to visit. On the night of the state dinner at Malacañang the roads all the way to our office in Port Area were closed to traffic, resulting in practically everyone having to stay at the office until near midnight, when the roads were reopened. Oh, how the folks at the news desk missed me! ...