from Thomas K. Pickering, Henry E. Catto, David I. Hitchcock, Stanley M. Silverman, Fred A. Coffey Jr.

by William A. Rugh

by John Brown

Structures and Strategies Needed by Sam Holliday   Defense Secretary Gates recently called for a build-up of American “soft power” instruments in order to better combat the long-term threats we face from Islamic extremists. In this essay, a frequent American … Continued

from Sam C. Holliday

by Sam Holliday

Secretary Condoleezza Rice’s Remarks

The following article by a University of Texas history professor is taken from the October 14, 2005 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education and reprinted by permission of the author.  Professor Pells deals with important and pertinent public diplomacy issues which … Continued

This observer noted with more than a little sadness the death this past July 7th in Virginia of retired ambassador Davis Eugene Boster, a colleague on a Foreign Service tour years long gone by. I did not have the privilege … Continued

The author discusses why U. S. public diplomacy is a “mess” and how to clean it up. Mr. Helmke is a senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. These remarks were made at the Public Diplomacy Institute … Continued

by John Brown

by Matt Lussenhop

Committee Expected to Report Legislation

Essays should be in English and no more than 2,000 words, preferably prepared in MS Word and submitted electronically to Ambassador Cotter no later than June 1, 2002.

A new project from American Diplomacy— • EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION• PROF. MICHAEL HUNT An Experiment in Oral History •McPHERSON Anti-Americanism at Ground Level • JACOBS Connecting Communities • ENDY A Most Unusual Type of Work • HUNT and MATTOX Further Notes … Continued

A new project from American Diplomacy— • EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION• PROF. MICHAEL HUNT An Experiment in Oral History •McPHERSON Anti-Americanism at Ground Level • JACOBS Connecting Communities • ENDY A Most Unusual Type of Work • HUNT and MATTOX Further Notes … Continued

A new project from American Diplomacy AN INTRODUCTION: What Sort of “Venture”? • EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION • PROF. MICHAEL HUNT An Experiment in Oral History •McPHERSON Anti-Americanism at Ground Level • JACOBS Connecting Communities • ENDY A Most Unusual Type of … Continued

A new project from American Diplomacy— • EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION• PROF. MICHAEL HUNT An Experiment in Oral History •McPHERSON Anti-Americanism at Ground Level • JACOBS Connecting Communities • ENDY A Most Unusual Type of Work • HUNT and MATTOX Further Notes … Continued

A new project from American Diplomacy— • EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION• PROF. MICHAEL HUNT An Experiment in Oral History •McPHERSON Anti-Americanism at Ground Level • JACOBS Connecting Communities • ENDY A Most Unusual Type of Work • HUNT and MATTOX Further Notes … Continued