News – Page 4 – The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication

March 9, 2023March 27, 2023

VIDEO: Celebrating International Women of Courage. A GW Conversation

During Women’s History Month, the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs is honoring and celebrating exceptional women from around the world who have showed fortitude and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equity and equality, and much more.

In partnership with GW’s Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs and GW’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, the Elliott School hosted a panel discussion March 10^th with the U.S. Secretary of State’s 2023 International Women of Courage Awardees.

The Secretary of State’s IWOC Award honors women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve the lives of others. It is an extraordinary opportunity to bring international attention and support to women who have put their lives and/or personal safety at risk to improve their communities. The IWOC awardees will be announced March 8^th in a live streamed ceremony with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden.

WHO:

Hosted by: Shirley Graham, director of the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs and Dr. Mary Ellsburg, founding director of the Global Women’s Institute
Moderated by: Elliott School students Beatriz Silva de Almeida Barros, Maya Nair, and Alka Pant
Awardees of the 2023 International Women of Courage

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

VIDEO: Capturing The Legacy Of Public Diplomacy. ADST’s Oral History Program

The first installment of the First Monday Forum…

The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training’s Oral History Program.

Speakers
Susan Rockwell Johnson, President of ADST; Donald M. Bishop, holder of the Donald Bren Chair of Strategic Communications at the Marine Corps University and President Emeritus of the Public Diplomacy Council; and Judith R. Baroody, former Executive Director of ADST, will discuss the oral history program and its relevance for Public Diplomacy.

12 PM EST
March 6, 2023

Lindner Family Commons Room 602.
the Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW, Washington, DC,

The event is part of THE FIRST MONDAY FORUM series, a collaboration between IPDGC, The Public Diplomacy Council of America and the USC Annenberg Center for Communication, Leadership, and Policy. .

Additional information is available here

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

VIDEO: PD Fellow Chris Teal on State Dept Career Panel

On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, IPDGC sponsored “Career Chat: Opportunities at State.” Undergraduate and graduate students were invited to join an informational chat about career opportunities at the US State Department. Sharing their experiences will be Christopher Teal and Sean O’Neill, Senior Foreign Service Officers currently teaching at GW. Teal is the IPDGC public diplomacy fellow. Special thanks to Teal and O’Neill for sharing their wisdom and experiences with our students.

March 1, 2023March 6, 2023

IPDGC welcomes Visiting Scholar Seung-Keun Lee of Keimyung University

Dr. Seung-Keun Lee is a professor in the Political Science Department at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea.

At GW, Lee will be conducting research into “Public Diplomacy and Northeast Asian Peace Building”.

Though the Cold War has long ended, there is much effort to curtail tensions in the region. Some potential areas of conflict are: the Korean Peninsula, the China-Taiwan issue, the China-U.S. trade conflict, and territorial issues between Japan-Russia and Japan-China.

Lee will look at how the United States, Japan, China and Russia implement their diplomatic strategies and policies in the region. He notes that public diplomacy in the practice of foreign policies – amid the changes in global diplomatic paradigms – will be an answer to building peace in the region.

IPDGC looks forward to having Lee join our other prestigious Visiting Scholars at IPDGC this spring semester.

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023

IPDGC partners up with PDCA

Programs to support public diplomacy and international relations

As part of IPDGC’s collaborations with like-minded organizations, we are proud to announce our partnership with the Public Diplomacy with the First Monday Forums. These talks will be held in-person (or hybrid) at the Lindner Family Commons room in the GW Elliott School for International Affairs every first Monday of the month.

These events fit well with the Institute’s mission goals to support academic excellence in global communication and public diplomacy, as well as provide opportunities for professional development.

The first of the First Monday Forum was held on Feb 6 with a virtual screening of the documentary “A Diplomat of Consequence” The film by Christopher Teal is about Ebenezer Basset, the first American black diplomat. Teal is a Senior Foreign Service officer with the U.S. State Department and currently, also the Public Diplomacy Fellow for IPDGC.

More information on the upcoming First Monday Forums to come.

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

IPDGC welcomes another Visiting Scholar

Our 3^rd Visiting Scholar for the spring semester is Christiane Cromm from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

As a PhD candidate, Christiane is working on her research into the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in global economic governance and if their inclusion in organizations such as the World Bank and IMF will contribute to a more accountable, participatory and democratic governance.

At Humboldt University, she is also a research associate on the project “Participation and inequality ‘beyond the state’ “where she is conducting an explorative study on the opportunities for participation of transnational civil society actors based on the example of institutions of global economic governance.

Christiane holds an MA degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Political Theory from the University of Hamburg.