Past Events – Page 2 – The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication

March 9, 2023April 23, 2024

VIDEO: Celebrating International Women of Courage. A GW Conversation

By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator

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 3, 2023April 11, 2023

VIDEO: Public Diplomacy – Its Strategic Imperative and Why It Matters Now More than Ever

On Monday April 3rd at 12 pm, The Honorable Lee Satterfield, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) spoke at April’s First Monday Forum.

First Monday Forums are cosponsored by the Public Diplomacy Council of American, George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication and the USC Annenberg Center for Communication Leadership & Policy.

Dean Alyssa Ayres of the Elliott School for International Affairs welcomes Assistant Secretary Satterfield.

It took place in the Lindner Family Commons Room on the 6th floor of the Elliott School of International Affairs at 1957 E Street NW.

Lee Satterfield is Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs (ECA), leading the State Department’s global efforts to
engage individuals through academic, cultural, professional, sports, and
youth exchanges. Previously, Ms. Satterfield was President and Chief
Operating Officer at Meridian International Center, a non-profit center for
diplomacy that strengthens engagement between the United States and the
world. At Meridian she directed daily operations and spearheaded major
strategic initiatives, including the launch of the Center for Diplomatic
Engagement, the Center for Global Leadership, an organization-wide
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce and the expansion of cultural
diplomacy programs.

She previously served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Prior to
that, Ms. Satterfield was Deputy Chief of Protocol of the United States. In
the Clinton Administration, Ms. Satterfield held several senior positions
including Chief of Staff to Secretary Alexis Herman at the Labor
Department, and Special Assistant to the President and Staff Director for
The White House Office of Public Liaison. A native South Carolinian,
Satterfield graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor
of Arts in Journalism.

December 16, 2022April 23, 2024

Africa’s Future: University Partnerships, Business, Tech & Open Diplomacy

With other university partners, IPDGC co-hosted a half-day event of presentations and discussions following the US-Africa Leaders Summit in DC.

By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator

As a side event to the Summit, issues discussed were about University Partnerships, Digital Technologies and Democracy, Citizen Diplomacy, and U.S. Business in Africa. The day ended with an open discussion on strategies for university-driven, society-relevant U.S.-Africa initiatives.

Recordings of the event:

1st Session aims to advance US-Africa university partnerships across research, teaching, public engagement, and exchanges. WATCH

2nd Session discusses the role of digital technologies with a focus on their linkages to democracy, human rights, and civil society. WATCH

3rd Session aims to enhance citizen diplomacy as a key pillar of U.S.-Africa’s state and non-state engagements including aspects such as people-to-people engagements, diaspora diplomacy, cultural diplomacy and digital diplomacy. WATCH

December 9, 2022April 23, 2024

Global journalism continues to be under attack

By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator

At IPDGC’s 2022 Walter R. Roberts Lecture, Jodie Ginsberg president of the Committee to Protect Journalists confirmed that journalists all over the world continue to work under threat of being jailed, harmed, or even killed.

Ginsberg’s presentation was on “Defending Press Freedom: Protecting Journalists Around the World” at the George Washington University.

Ginsberg took on the leadership role in April 2022, after years of experience as a journalist and media advocate. CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. The organization works to defend the rights of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.

Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres introduced Ginsberg while the Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs, Silvio Waisbord, moderated the discussion.

IPDGC Director William Youmans welcomed all to the event, noting that the lecture is a tribute to Walter R. Roberts for whom “media and the free flow of ideas were central to his career.”

The Walter R. Roberts Endowment seeks to inspire public diplomacy best practices around the world. Its goal is to expand the universe of public diplomacy practitioners through activities which blend theory and practice, enable dialogue among people from different backgrounds and institutions, and increase awareness of the importance of public diplomacy.

GW Today has more on the Lecture.